What are point releases?
A. Point releases are scheduled and periodic updates to Scholastics technology program. Some enhancements include feature improvements for users and others are platform-based technology improvements. Rather than issue major new releases that demand a large conversion, Scholastic has elected to build out enhancements and features on a more periodic basis. These small scheduled releases are timed to work better with the school calendar and are easier for teachers to master as they extend the existing program and keep users familiar with a fewer number of changes as they occur. We believe that smaller, more incremental steps over the course of the products life works better in learning communities than large sweeping changes that occur every four or five years.
Point releases are scheduled and periodic updates to Scholastic’s technology program. Some enhancements include feature improvements for users and others are platform-based technology improvements. Rather than issue major new releases that demand a large conversion, Scholastic has elected to build out enhancements and features on a more periodic basis. These small scheduled releases are timed to work better with the school calendar and are easier for teachers to master as they extend the existing program and keep users familiar with a fewer number of changes as they occur. We believe that smaller, more incremental steps over the course of the products’ life works better in learning communities than large sweeping changes that occur every four or five years.
A point release is simply the current version with the latest patches applied. The point release number is the third digit in the version number (the ‘x’ in 5.0.x). The message announcing a new point release typeically says: This update of Debian GNU/Linux….mainly adds security updates to the stable release…. Those who frequently update from security.debian.org won’t have to update many packages… People tend to make a bigger deal out of point releases than they actually are. You can update your system to the current point release (actually, it’ll be ahead of the current point release) with a couple simple apt-get commands (we show you how on the Packages page) that pull the latest OS, installed application, and security patches over the Internet, no different than running Windows Update on a Windows system. You should be routinely applying the latest security patches anyway, which typically make up the vast majority of patches in a point release.
