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Ramzi Linden: deprecate this page, redirect to new page

2009-01-29T07:34:30Z

deprecate this page, redirect to new page

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	~~<span style="font-size:1.5em;"> » Please go to the new page [[:Category:Release Notes]]. «</span>~~
	~~:You can also find~~ [[:~~Category:Release Notes for Beta Versions\|Beta Release Notes]] there.~~



	~~==What do the numbers in a release version mean?==~~
	* 1.x.y.z? And why is it sometimes 1.x.y(z)?
	* For example, '''version 1.21.6(99587)'''


	~~These version numbers follow a common convention in software engineering of four numbers. The common definition of w.x.y.z-style release numbers is Major.Minor.Patch.Revision.~~


	~~'''w (Major)'''<br/>~~
	Using that terminology, Second Life has only had one Major version change - from 0.x beta to 1.0 release. As Second Life is a constantly evolving service and platform rather than a traditional monolithic software application, we have no current plans to increment the initial number.


	~~'''.x (Minor) and .y (Patch)'''<br/>~~
	*Linden Lab uses the second digit ''x'' to denote a substantial new feature or sizable release, for example:
	** 1.10 introduced flexi prims
	** 1.11 was a revamp of the UI layer
	** 1.12 had groups and estates improvements
	** 1.14 introduced render pipeline improvements
	** 1.20 introduced a "Silver" skin for the user interface
	** 1.21 introduced the ability to save scripts with the Mono scripting engine
	** 1.22 was a maintenance release with many bug fixes, and so on.
	** (The SLHistory Wiki http://www.slhistory.org/index.php/Release_Notes has unofficial archives of the release notes.)


	* In between these Minor 1.x versions are any improved builds (small iterations of little bug fixes) denoted by the third digit '''.y'''.
	** Most often, while a Minor 1.x version is in its beta or Release Candidate RC status, it will undergo 3-6 such build iterations. Thus it will typically become "official" with a number like 1.20'''.6'''.
	** ''EXCEPTION:'' In the versions from 1.15 to 1.19, Linden Lab switched to having the second digit (e.g. 1.''19'') denote a new viewer which was a ''mandatory upgrade'' for Residents, to go along with a server-side upgrade. Thus, from version 1.15 to 1.19, the in-between 1.x'''.y''' versions were ''any optional'' upgrades denoted by the third digit, y -- even those with substantial new features -- such as 1.19.''1'' introduced WindLight atmospheric rendering.


	~~'''.z (Revision)'''<br/>~~
	The final digit always represents a unique Revision number, which denotes internal changes only. The official released version of the Second Life viewer will only use the first three digits to have meaning (e.g. 1.20.6).
	* Some parts of the Second Life UI and Web site show this last digit in parenthesis '''(z)''' to emphasize the, er, parenthetical nature of that field - it shouldn’t be important except to software developers seeking a precise snapshot of when the code was packaged.

	[[Category:Release Notes]]

Ramzi Linden: revamp to this page

2009-01-28T20:36:55Z

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Ramzi Linden at 16:19, 16 October 2008

2008-10-16T16:19:07Z

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	The final digit always represents a unique Revision number, which denotes internal changes only. The official released version of the Second Life viewer will only use the first three digits to have meaning (e.g. 1.20.6).		The final digit always represents a unique Revision number, which denotes internal changes only. The official released version of the Second Life viewer will only use the first three digits to have meaning (e.g. 1.20.6).
	* Some parts of the Second Life UI and Web site show this last digit in parenthesis '''(z)''' to emphasize the, er, parenthetical nature of that field - it shouldn’t be important except to software developers seeking a precise snapshot of when the code was packaged.		* Some parts of the Second Life UI and Web site show this last digit in parenthesis '''(z)''' to emphasize the, er, parenthetical nature of that field - it shouldn’t be important except to software developers seeking a precise snapshot of when the code was packaged.

			{{:Release Notes/Second Life Release/1.21}}

	{{:Release Notes/Second Life Release/1.20}}		{{:Release Notes/Second Life Release/1.20}}

Ramzi Linden: fix a typo

2008-09-27T15:23:53Z

fix a typo

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	Beginning with version 1.20, these are better organized on the page [[:Category:Notes]] which also include [[Beta Release Notes]].		Beginning with version 1.20, these are better organized on the page [[:Category:Release Notes]] which also include [[Beta Release Notes]].

	==What do the numbers in a release version mean?==		==What do the numbers in a release version mean?==

Ramzi Linden: include a link to the new Category page, which is a better reference point

2008-09-27T15:23:19Z

include a link to the new Category page, which is a better reference point

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	~~See Also~~ [[Beta Release Notes]]		Beginning with version 1.20, these are better organized on the page [[:Category:Notes]] which also include [[Beta Release Notes]].

	==What do the numbers in a release version mean?==		==What do the numbers in a release version mean?==

Strife Onizuka: /* Release Notes for Second Life 1.19.0(4) February 28th, 2008 */ moved contents to

2008-09-27T00:48:59Z

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Strife Onizuka: links and more links

2008-09-27T00:35:31Z

links and more links

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Strife Onizuka at 00:12, 27 September 2008

2008-09-27T00:12:23Z

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	==What do the numbers in a release version mean?==		==What do the numbers in a release version mean?==

Winter Ventura: Returned hyperlink to "Beta Release Notes".. since there is no hyperlink to "Beta Release Notes" on the downloads page.

2008-09-26T23:58:24Z

Returned hyperlink to "Beta Release Notes".. since there is no hyperlink to "Beta Release Notes" on the downloads page.

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	The final digit always represents a unique Revision number, which denotes internal changes only. The official released version of the Second Life viewer will only use the first three digits to have meaning (e.g. 1.20.6).		The final digit always represents a unique Revision number, which denotes internal changes only. The official released version of the Second Life viewer will only use the first three digits to have meaning (e.g. 1.20.6).
	* Some parts of the Second Life UI and Web site show this last digit in parenthesis '''(z)''' to emphasize the, er, parenthetical nature of that field - it shouldn’t be important except to software developers seeking a precise snapshot of when the code was packaged.		* Some parts of the Second Life UI and Web site show this last digit in parenthesis '''(z)''' to emphasize the, er, parenthetical nature of that field - it shouldn’t be important except to software developers seeking a precise snapshot of when the code was packaged.

	~~== Release Notes for Second Life 1.20.16 Sept 26th, 2008 ==~~
	~~'''Security Fix:'''~~
	* Fixed: Discard messages sent over UDP that should not be trusted

	~~== Release Notes for Second Life 1.20.15 July 23rd, 2008 ==~~

	{{:Release Notes/Second Life Release/1.20}}		{{:Release Notes/Second Life Release/1.20}}

Ramzi Linden at 19:15, 26 September 2008

2008-09-26T19:15:21Z

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	The final digit always represents a unique Revision number, which denotes internal changes only. The official released version of the Second Life viewer will only use the first three digits to have meaning (e.g. 1.20.6).		The final digit always represents a unique Revision number, which denotes internal changes only. The official released version of the Second Life viewer will only use the first three digits to have meaning (e.g. 1.20.6).
	* Some parts of the Second Life UI and Web site show this last digit in parenthesis '''(z)''' to emphasize the, er, parenthetical nature of that field - it shouldn’t be important except to software developers seeking a precise snapshot of when the code was packaged.		* Some parts of the Second Life UI and Web site show this last digit in parenthesis '''(z)''' to emphasize the, er, parenthetical nature of that field - it shouldn’t be important except to software developers seeking a precise snapshot of when the code was packaged.

			== Release Notes for Second Life 1.20.16 Sept 26th, 2008 ==
			'''Security Fix:'''
			* Fixed: Discard messages sent over UDP that should not be trusted

	== Release Notes for Second Life 1.20.15 July 23rd, 2008 ==		== Release Notes for Second Life 1.20.15 July 23rd, 2008 ==