[tbb-dev] Fast-Forward Tor Browser version numbers

[Matthew Finkel]

Hi everyone,

While I'm thinking about this, I opened a ticket for changing the Tor
Browser versioning scheme.

https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/33809

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 Let's say in the future Tor Browser is based on Firefox 90.0, Tor
 Browser Beta is based on Firefox 91.0b1, and Tor Browser Nightly is
 based on 92.0a1.

 I propose Tor Browser uses the following versioning schemes:
 Release: ${FF_MAJOR}.${FF_MINOR}.${PATCH} (e.g. 90.0.1)
 Beta: ${FF_MAJOR}.${FF_MINOR}b${PATCH} (e.g. 91.0b101)
 Nightly: ${FF_MAJOR}.${FF_MINOR}a1 (i.e. 92.0a1)

 Where ${PATCH} is (${FF_PATCH}*100) + ${TB_PATCH}), therefore we move
 the Firefox patch number into the third digit (hundreds) and we place
 the Tor Browser patch number in the first and second digits.
 (Initially, I began proposing (${FF_PATCH}*10), but
 what-if-we-need-11-releases?). That would be a sad month, but probably
 safe-than-sorry.

 I think we can re-use Firefox's alpha/nightly version number.

 The main advantage of this scheme is that the underlying Firefox
 version is immediately clear when looking at a Tor Browser version
 number.
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We can use this thread for discussing alternatives.

Thanks,
Matt