On 24.03.2017 23:10, John Snow wrote: > > > On 03/08/2017 03:26 AM, Thomas Huth wrote: >> >> Hi everybody, >> >> what will be the next version of QEMU after 2.9? Will we go for a 2.10 >> (as I've seen it mentioned a couple of times on the mailing list >> already), or do we dare to switch to 3.0 instead? >> >> I personally dislike two-digit minor version numbers like 2.10 since the >> non-experienced users sometimes mix it up with 2.1 ... and there have >> been a couple of new cool features in the past releases that would >> justify a 3.0 now, too, I think. >> >> But anyway, the more important thing that keeps me concerned is: Someone >> once told me that we should get rid of old parameters and interfaces >> (like HMP commands) primarily only when we're changing to a new major >> version number. As you all know, QEMU has a lot of legacy options, which >> are likely rather confusing than helpful for the new users nowadays, >> e.g. things like the "-net channel" option (which is fortunately even >> hardly documented), but maybe also even the whole vlan/hub concept in >> the net code, or legacy parameters like "-usbdevice". If we switch to >> version 3.0, could we agree to remove at least some of them? >> >> Thomas >> > > As others have stated, we need a few releases to deprecate things first. > > Maybe we should develop a serious plan to develop some of our legacy > interfaces first. > > Maybe 2.10 can introduce a list of things we want to deprecate, > 2.11 can be the transition release, > and then 3.0 can cut the cord and free of us our terrible burden? > > I have a list of things I want to axe...
I've started a Wiki page with such a list here: http://wiki.qemu-project.org/Features/LegacyRemoval Feel free to amend! Thomas
