[Go-essp-tech] Are atomic datasets mutable?

[Karl Taylor]

Hi Martin,

I've responded on a single detail below.

martin.juckes at stfc.ac.uk wrote
>
> On the difference between extensions versus changes: can we use decimal
> versions: starting at v1.00, v1.01 when data is added, and v2.00 when
> any data in the atomic dataset (even if it is only one file) is changed.
>
>
> This would mean that we could use a single directory "v1" to "contain"
> v1.00, v1.01 etc., combining a reasonably stable directory structure
> with a more detailed version history in the metadata held at the atomic
> dataset level,
>   
We are not allowing the period (".") to be used within the controlled 
vocabulary, so my proposal in a recent email suggests using v1a, v1b, 
etc. instead of v1.00, v1.01, etc.

Best regards,
Karl