An Explanation of Senuti Version Numbers
2 July 2009
Yesterday we released a new beta version of Senuti (1.1b1). We decided to take this opportunity to standardize our version numbering system. The next stable release of Senuti will be called version 1.1. We’ve skipped ahead a little from our previous version numbers. To help explain why, below is a little history on Senuti.
Senuti was originally introduced in 2004. We chose to label the version of Senuti 0.10 since there were still some quirks to work out. By the time Senuti reached version 0.29, however, it was a stable, widely used product.
Shortly after this, the entire application was re-engineered. The extensive work put into the next release called for a jump in the version number to 0.50. This release introduced a new user interface and numerous enhancements. This may have been more accurately called our 1.0 release.
People tend to associate version numbers with product maturity, and at version 0.50 Senuti was a very mature product. One of our goals at FadingRed is to avoid confusing situations for our customers. A version number lower than 1.0 could be stable or in testing, and there’s no good way of knowing which is the case. We want people to know that Senuti is a stable product.
Why not call this new version 1.0? Version 1.0 is usually associated with an initial release of a product. Since this isn’t the initial release of Senuti, we’ve decided to call it 1.1. We hope you enjoy!
