Re: planning virtio 1.1: should latest version be updated?

["Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>]

On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 12:56:46AM +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 11:46:09AM -0400, Chet Ensign wrote:
> > Hi Michael, 
> > 
> > No, the way we have set up our naming structure doesn't allow for that. We set
> > up the Latest version links to take readers to the current version of the
> > specific work product. Virtio v1.1 will be a new work product as will v2.0,
> > etc. 
> > 
> > We added a sentence in the Status section of the cover pages pointing readers
> > to the Technical Work section of the TC's web page for any subsequent work
> > products.
> 
> We don't have that ATM. Is there an example showing how that
> can look?

Chet, could you answer this one please?
I would like to have a link to the TC homepage in the next
release.

Where should I put it? Should I remember "latest version"
to "latest 1.0 version" to make the distinction clear?



> > I realize that's not perfect but we don't put pointers in that jump
> > across the trees. 
> > 
> > /chet
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 4:33 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
> > 
> >     Chet, all,
> > 
> >     We started getting patches destined for virtio 1.1.
> > 
> >     I noticed that virtio spec versions include the following links:
> > 
> >             Latest version:
> >             http://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.0/virtio-v1.0.pdf
> >             http://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.0/virtio-v1.0.html
> > 
> >     However, eventually (after we release virtio 1.1), we will probably
> >     want to stop maintaining virtio 1.0 branch.
> > 
> >     Would it be possible to place the latest version here instead:
> >             http://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1/virtio-v1.pdf
> >             http://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1/virtio-v1.html
> > 
> >     and additionally have the v1.0 versions redirect there
> >     (for people that click links in the old released spec versions)?
> > 
> >     Thanks!
> >    
> >     --
> >     MST
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > 
> > /chet 
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