On Mar 12, 2012, at 10:59 PM, Juhani Connolly wrote: >>> >> > While we have added some cool new features, and fixed some bugs, other new > ones have appeared and some of the sub-tasks of the original flume-728 task > have been left by the wayside. We're talking about putting 1.1.0 out but > there's no target for what 1.1.0 is meant to have? I hope we're not heading > towards a development style of "release whatever we've done" without a plan.
Software is never perfect. Apache philosophy has always been that it is better to release often than constantly be waiting for features or specific bug fixes - unless they are determined to be blockers. Users really like getting their hands on the software without having to build it. While I think roadmaps are great as a discussion point, the proof of what is needed is what the developers actually write and commit. It doesn't make sense to wait for something on the roadmap that no one really wants to implement or that users are OK with living without. That said, every attempt should be made to release software that does what it says it does and is reliable. That is why I asked the question about the version number. A release with just a number carries certain expectations that a release with "beta" in it doesn't have. Ralph
