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@@ -85,18 +85,22 @@ with FFmpeg only. See the [wiki article][ffmpeg_vs_libav] about the issue. Release cycle ------------- -Every few months, a new release is cut off of the master branch. Currently, -these releases are assigned a version number ``0.X.0``. Only the latest release -is maintained. As part of the maintenance process, minor releases are made, -which are assigned ``0.X.Y`` version numbers. Minor releases contain bug fixes -only. They never merge the master branch, and no features are added to it. The -goal of releases is to provide stability and an unchanged base for the sake of -Linux distributions. If you want the newest features, just use the master -branch. (The master branch is stable most of the time, except sometimes, when -it's not.) +Every few months, a new release is cut off of the master branch and is assigned +a 0.X.0 version number. + +As part of the maintenance process, minor releases are made, which are assigned +0.X.Y version numbers. Minor releases contain bug fixes only. They never merge +the master branch, and no features are added to it. Only the latest release is +maintained. + +The goal of releases is to provide stability and an unchanged base for the sake +of Linux distributions. If you want the newest features, just use the master +branch, which is stable most of the time, except sometimes, when it's not. Releases other than the latest release are unsupported and unmaintained. +See the [release policy document][release-policy] for more information. + Bug reports ----------- @@ -132,3 +136,4 @@ To contact the `mpv` team in private write to `mpv-team@googlegroups.com`. [mpv-users]: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/mpv-users [mpv-devel]: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/mpv-devel [ffmpeg_vs_libav]: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/FFmpeg-versus-Libav +[release-policy]: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/release-policy.md |