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author: 1
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caption: There will be fewer of these version announcement posts going forward.
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date: 2023-12-30
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intro: We've just release FreeSewing v3.1 🎉
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title: FreeSewing v3.1 is out with two new designs, and a reminder that we now stream updates
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---
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The day after Xmas, I finally found some time to bundle up the lastest and
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greatest of FreeSewing and wrap it in a neat little package and stamp it with
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**FreeSewing v3.1** 🎉
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It's our first release since the long wait for v3.0 and we jumped right ahead
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to v3.1, no patch release, no nothing. Is that because we are perfect and
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write code that is entirely bug-free? Alas, that is not the case.
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Instead, the reason this is the first post-v3 release is because we've changed
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how we do things in v3 which makes releases less of a big deal. Bear with me,
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I'll explain what I mean by that. But before I do so, let's look at those two
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new designs:
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## Meet Otis and Lumira
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There are 2 new designs in this release: [Otis](/designs/otis) is a baby
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romper, and [Lumira](/designs/lumira) are leggings. Both are the work of
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[Wouter Van Wageningen](/users/wouter.vdub), aka FreeSewing's Number
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One.
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I can see both of these becoming rather popular. Otis requires only a single
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measurement (the waist) so they are perfect gift material. And leggings are
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something everyone should have in their wardrobe. (I am one of those people who
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is cold all the time, so I enjoy wearing them under my other trousers.)
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We could use some example pictures, so go ahead and try them out now. When
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you're done, [don't forget to showcase them](/new/showcase).
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## Why you won't see many v3 path releases
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Without wanting to get too much in the weeds, the way we build and deploy
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FreeSewing.org has changed since version 3. In the v2 era, designs on
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FreeSewing.org were loaded from the packages we release. As such all new
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designs, as well as all changes or bugfixes required a new release to be
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published.
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These days, everything is built from source and there is -- at least for
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FreeSewing.org to function -- no reason to publish new releases. That is why we
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went from v3.0.0 to v3.1.0 an never saw a v3.0.1. It's not that no bug fixes
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occur (check the
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changelog
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for details) it's just that there's no need for us to publish a new release for
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each bug fix.
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There are still reasons to publish updated versions of our software. For one
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thing, changes to our standalone development environment still require a new
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published version. And there are the people who use our software for their own
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purposes, who benefit from these updates.
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But all in all, you can expect to see fewer releases, in particular fewer patch
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releases as there is little reason for us to put those out.
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Instead, updates, bug fixes, improvements, and new features are now delivered
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as a continious stream of small steps, rather than the occasional leap forward.
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