I understand the concept of time based releases, one per quarter, much better now, after FOSDEM when Neil C Smith explained it to me as not meaning more work, but less work — i.e., knowing exactly when we’re releasing based on set dates in the year means we need to think and plan less, i.e., release whatever we have at the agreed upon time period and not be tied to specific features being ready.
Hope I got it right, Neil. If so, I like it! Gj On Fri, 8 Mar 2019 at 10:53, Neil C Smith <neilcsm...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi, > > Slowly catching up on emails having been busy with some consultancy > work the last month ... this still bothers me and feels like a fudge > that needs addressing ... > > On Thu, 7 Mar 2019 at 16:27, Laszlo Kishalmi <laszlo.kisha...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I'm not sure, that I'm answering your question, though besides major > > versions we are planning to have a major version every 6 months with an > > optional minor release 3 months away from the major one. Previously we > > tried to make a release in every 3 months, though we think that's > > stretching our resources. > > Are we doing time-based releases or feature-based releases? > > The original time-based release proposal thread, from where the fixed > cycle / 3-months came from, was based on having fixed-in-advance dates > from freeze to release, keeping master releaseable, Jan (I think?) > suggested fixed merge windows and keeping cherry-picking minimal, etc. > It was about releasing quickly whatever was ready in master at a point > in time. > > Having a tick-tock release cycle, or publicising features in advance > before they're releaseable in master, seems to be very distinctly > different from doing that? If we're saying that NB12 will contain X, > and X is not ready in time, what actually would happen - delay NB12 or > ship major feature X in NB12.1?! > > Best wishes, > > Neil > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > > >
