Indeed, you are correct Geertjan. I think we are on the same page. Thanks for the proposal...looks great.
On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 8:47 AM Geertjan Wielenga <[email protected]> wrote: > The proposal is exactly as we are all arguing for — including Neil and > Chris — a quarterly release cycle, though with two major releases synced > with JDK releases and two smaller releases in between with shortened NetCAT > cycles, plus once we’re top level out of the incubator we won’t have the > IPMC vote, which will speed up releases too. > > I think we may all be on the same page. > > Gj > > > On Wednesday, November 14, 2018, Josh Juneau <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes...perfect. Sorry I did not refer to the proposal. Looked at it > > yesterday and responded today... > > > > Thanks > > > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 8:21 AM Geertjan Wielenga < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> But that’s exactly what the proposal says, right? > >> > >> Gj > >> > >> > >> On Wednesday, November 14, 2018, Josh Juneau <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>> I like the idea of two major releases each year...those being releases > >>> incorporating new functionality. However, I think it would be a good > idea > >>> to have patch releases in-between...making for a total of four releases > >>> each year. > >>> > >>> Josh > >>> > >>> On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 7:19 AM Geertjan Wielenga > >>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi all, > >>>> > >>>> We've completed the NetCAT process (on the functioning of the > >>>> convenience binary of Apache NetBeans 10) and the PPMC vote (on the > sources > >>>> of Apache NetBeans 10). > >>>> > >>>> Right now, the IPMC (the incubator project management committee) is > >>>> voting on the sources of Apache NetBeans 10, since Apache NetBeans is > in > >>>> the Apache Incubator. (We're going to be voting to get out of the > Apache > >>>> Incubator very soon, with support from our mentors, since they're > happy > >>>> with how we're working as a community and consider us to be ready to > be a > >>>> top level Apache project.) > >>>> > >>>> So, what's next? After we release Apache NetBeans 10, we'll start > >>>> working on the next release. Consensus on the dev mailing list has > formed > >>>> around quarterly releases. In the NetCAT process, we found that there > was > >>>> quite some time pressure to get things done and maybe we should take > more > >>>> time and thereby be able to provide more quality. > >>>> > >>>> As a result, here's a proposal to do two major releases next year, in > >>>> line with JDK 12 and 13 in March and September, with two optional > minor > >>>> releases in between (e.g., a bug fix release could be great). Of > course, > >>>> Apache NetBeans does not serve the Java community only, though those > two > >>>> months of March and September are fairly spaced anyway and potentially > >>>> could allow us to provide bundles with those JDKs if and when that > were to > >>>> be possible. > >>>> > >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/ > >>>> Apache+NetBeans+Release+Roadmap > >>>> > >>>> There are several significant bugs that we need to nail down and > >>>> resolve, we can include them in the upcoming releases or distribute > them > >>>> via plugins. We're I'm sure all very aware of several problems, as > well as > >>>> features that need to be added -- we need everyone to be proactive in > >>>> pinning down bugs and in providing code contributions for missing > features. > >>>> > >>>> Comments welcome, and many thanks for all the hard and enthusiastic > >>>> work done so far. > >>>> > >>>> Gj > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>> Josh Juneau > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://jj-blogger.blogspot.com > >>> https://www.apress.com/index.php/author/author/view/id/1866 > >>> > >>> -- > > Josh Juneau > > [email protected] > > http://jj-blogger.blogspot.com > > https://www.apress.com/index.php/author/author/view/id/1866 > > > > > -- Josh Juneau [email protected] http://jj-blogger.blogspot.com https://www.apress.com/index.php/author/author/view/id/1866
