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Alexwolf: /* 0.12.0 */

2013-05-07T15:35:53Z

0.12.0

Alexwolf: /* 0.11.4 */

2013-02-01T09:29:02Z

0.11.4

Alexwolf: /* 0.11.3 */

2012-08-28T17:40:42Z

0.11.3

Alexwolf: /* 0.11.2 */

2012-06-17T15:08:52Z

0.11.2

Alexwolf: added 0.11.2 release info

2012-03-10T10:29:07Z

added 0.11.2 release info

Barrykgerdes: /* 0.11.1 */

2012-01-19T10:49:19Z

0.11.1

Barrykgerdes: /* 0.11.1 */

2012-01-19T10:47:48Z

0.11.1

Barrykgerdes: /* 0.11.0 */

2012-01-19T10:46:58Z

0.11.0

Daggerstab: what was wrong with the formatting?

2011-07-29T07:50:41Z

what was wrong with the formatting?

Lee Carré: /* Schedule */ Readability

2011-07-29T01:02:17Z

Schedule: Readability

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 ===0.12.0===
 Released 31 Jan 2013. New rendering engine (to produce effects like shadows on planets' surfaces). New keybinding engine (all keybindings can be edited). Improvements for scripting engine. Improvements for DSO. Improvements for search tool. Improvements accuracy for archaeoastronomical events.
 ===1.0.0===

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 ===0.11.4===
 Released 26 Aug 2012. Bug fix release with some new features.
 ===1.0.0===

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 ===0.11.3===
 Released 18 May 2012. Another bug fix version.
 ===1.0.0===

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 ===0.11.2===
 Released on 10 March 2012. The main theme of this version seems to be localization - most of the text used by the default plug-ins is now translatable, landscape names are now translatable, country names are now translatable, scripts names and descriptions are now translatable.
 ===1.0.0===

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 ===0.11.1===
 Released 4th Nov 2011 another bug fix version with some new plug ins and features. The release of version 1.0.0 is still delayed by problems with the completion of the new script engine. A version 0.11.2 will probably be released well before the much awaited version 1.0.0
 ===1.0.0===

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 ===0.11.1===
-Released 4th Nov 2011 another bug fix version with some new plug ins and features. The release of version 1.0.0 is still delayed by problems with the completion of the new script engine. Aversion 0.11.2 will probably be released well before the much waited version 1.0.0
+Released 4th Nov 2011 another bug fix version with some new plug ins and features. The release of version 1.0.0 is still delayed by problems with the completion of the new script engine. A version 0.11.2 will probably be released well before the much waited version 1.0.0
 ===1.0.0===

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 ===0.11.0===
 Released 2nd July 2011 new feature version, for testing features and providing bug fixes while work on 1.0.0 is completed.
 ===1.0.0===

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-Since the developer meeting of April/May 2007, we decided that we should release versions more often. We, also, drew up a list of features which we consider to be important — tasks we need to do, before we feel comfortable releasing a 1·0 version. The results of those discussions are in the [http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pzCE9lji7oA_mC9xe5j6cPw feature list spreadsheet].
+Since the developer meeting of April/May 2007, we decided that we should release versions more often. We also drew up a list of features which we consider to be important — tasks we need to do before we feel comfortable releasing a 1.0.0 version. The results of those discussions are in [http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pzCE9lji7oA_mC9xe5j6cPw this feature list spreadsheet].
-==Version Numbers==
+==Version numbering==
-===Version Numbering Definitions===
+===What the version number means===
-Stellarium uses a three part version number: '''A·B·C''' where
+Stellarium uses a three part version number: '''A.B.C''' where
-;'''A''':'''Series version number'''. This remains at 0 until we feel we have all the basic functionality which is required for a feature-complete planetarium project. This core functionality is documented in the [http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pzCE9lji7oA_mC9xe5j6cPw Stellarium tasklist document].
+*'''A''' is the '''series version number'''. This remains at 0 until we feel we have all the basic functionality which is required for a feature-complete planetarium project. This core functionality is documented in the [http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pzCE9lji7oA_mC9xe5j6cPw Stellarium tasklist document].
-;'''B''':'''Major release number'''. Major release may include a lot of new functionality, or maybe just a re-worked internal structure. Either way, when this is incremented it’s a milestone of some sort. At major releases it is expected that compatibility with older major versions could be broken. This includes scripting commands, configuration options, command line options and work-flow within the program.
+*'''B''' is the '''major release number'''. Major releases may include a lot of new functionality, or maybe just a re-worked internal structure. Either way, when this is incremented it's a milestone of some sort. At major releases it is expected that compatibility with older major versions could be broken. This includes scripting commands, configuration options, command line options and work-flow within the program.
-;'''C''':'''Service release number'''. Service releases are for bug fixes and may come with extra functionality as it is implemented. With a bit of luck, compatibility with previous service releases for the same major releases should be maintained.
+*'''C''' is the '''service release number'''. Service releases are for bug fixes and may come with extra functionality as it is implemented. With a bit of luck, compatibility with previous service releases for the same major releases should be maintained.
-===Notable Versions===
+Note that in practice, this scheme is poorly maintained and the version number of a new release may not be representative of its contents.
-* 0·10·0 beta. This release is tagged as a “beta” because the of the features which are missing: [[Text User Interface|TUI]], [[telescope control]], scripting. The next version will be called 0·10·1, and should have at least a scripting engine.
-* 1·0·0. ''If'' we ever get here, it’ll be awesome. Somehow it always seems a few years off. Ho hum.
-==Release History==
+===Notable versions===
-===v0·9·0===
+* 0.10.0 beta. This release was tagged as a "beta" on its splash screen and elsewhere because of the features which were missing: the [[Text User Interface|TUI]], [[telescope control]], scripting, etc. The next version was called 0.10.1 and re-introduced some of the missing features, such as a new scripting engine.
 Released June 7 2007.
-===v0·9·1===
+===0.9.1===
 Released January 17th, 2008.
-===v0·10·0 beta===
+===0.10.0 beta===
 Released September 24th, 2008.
-===v0·10·1===
+===0.10.1===
 Released February 6th, 2009.
 Focus: New scripting engine. API improvements and documentation.
-===v0·10·2===
+===0.10.2===
-Released on 10 March 2009. Uses Qt 4·5.
+Released on 10 March 2009. Uses Qt 4.5.
-===v0·10·3===
+===0.10.3===
-Released 30th January 2010, Built with Qt Creator on Qt 4·6·1.
+Released 30th January 2010, Built with Qt Creator on Qt 4.6.1.
-===v0·10·4 For Windows===
+===0.10.4 For Windows===
-Released 23rd Febrary 2010, Built with Qt Creator 4·6·2.
+Released 23rd Febrary 2010, Built with Qt Creator 4.6.2.
-===v0·10·5===
+===0.10.5===
-Released 3rd June 2010 Windows, Mac, built with Qt 4·6·2.
+Released 3rd June 2010 Windows, Mac, built with Qt 4.6.2.
-===v0·10·6===
+===0.10.6===
-Released on 6th December 2010. Two separate builds for Mac OS X, for Intel and PPC. The Windows package was repackaged a day after the initial release to include the Qt 4·7·1 libraries, so its version number was incremented to 0·10·6·1.
+Released on 6th December 2010. Two separate builds for Mac OS X, for Intel and PPC. The Windows package was repackaged a day after the initial release to include the Qt 4.7.1 libraries, so its version number was incremented to 0.10.6.1.
-===v0·11·0===
+===0.11.0===
-Released 2nd July 2011 new feature version, for testing features and providing bug fixes while work on 1·0·0 is completed.
+Released 2nd July 2011 new feature version, for testing features and providing bug fixes while work on 1.0.0 is completed.
-===v1·0·0===
+===1.0.0===
-A decision was made that the next version after 0·10·6 would be the long-awaited 1·0·0. (Unless there are significant bugs in 0·10·6 that warrant a bug fix release.)
+A decision was made that the next version after 0.10.6 would be the long-awaited 1.0.0. (Unless there are significant bugs in 0.10.6 that warrant a bug fix release.)
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