On 01/10/10 08:50, Eric Bischoff wrote: >> I'd be more pessimistic on this figure. The hash driver seems to be broken >> and I do not think another release should be done while it isn't fixed. >> >> However, I really think this should be fixed before a new release can >> happen. > > Why is it so important? Because this is the default driver for Debian, Ubuntu > and compatible distros. That means that basically, out of the box, dspam does > not work as it should. >
I think I have to disagree here. Release early, release often is imho
the best way to work. 3.9.1 has some improvements over 3.9.0, and major
improvements over 3.6.8/3.8.0.
If the hash driver is broken in 3.9.0 (current stable release, no matter
what the debians of this world tell us) and equally broken in 3.9.1,
that is bad and maybe a shame, but no reason to hold back the
improvements in other parts. 3.8.0 was OK (I think), but debian has no
stable packages for it. I do not want to neglect debian (derative) users
or ppl like Julien who are working hard to get newer DSPAM versions into
debian, but there is no setback for debian users when releasing a new
version (as in worst case scenario debian will stay at 3.6.8) and only
improvement for others.
After 3.9.1, start working on the hash driver and 'dedicate' the 3.9.2
release to the hash driver.
In both scenarios (3.9.2 gets released after some new devs stepping up;
or 3.9.1 will be the last release before the project going back to
sleep), the users that would benefit from the improvements are served.
At all times, people that have issues with newer releases have the
option to downgrade to < 3.9.0 (which might also be a shame, but might
be a needed advice when there is no manpower to fix what is broken).
With a release of 3.9.1, nobody forces the users to run git HEAD or
other kludges that seem unreliable to many, and regular packages can be
provided by distributions that are willing to do so. This grows
acceptance and userbase, and it does not leave the improvements to rot
in the repository.
--
My 2 cents,
Tom
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