On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Bill Burke wrote:
> What I'm really getting at, is there some branching scheme in CVS so
> that bug fixes can be merged into a 2.0 branch or something, so that
> problems with 2.0 can be fixed while the next major release is being
> developed on? Or is there only a rolling "mainline"?
Check the recent jboss-dev archives. There's been a lively discussion on
setting this to something more helpful.
> BTW, having something as simple as a release schedule isn't much of a
> commitment and isn't something you should have to pay for. Why wouldn't
> the JBoss folks set a date for a feature freeze so that they can release
> the next version of JBoss? Many other open source projects do the same
> and it shows how well the open source project is managed. If the JBoss
> folks actually want people to use JBoss in production, there should be
> some scheme for obtaining bug patches and releases. If there already is
> some scheme for this, please let me know.
Why have a 'scheme for obtaining bug patches and releases'? One of the
very major features of open source development is that you don't have to
wait for a service pack, it's there. I agree that we should release more
often, and like I said this is being worked out. It's not something which
is being worked out on this list, but the existence of jboss-dev is not a
well-kept secret.
> Also, I thought the currency of the Open Source movement wasn't money,
> but rather contributions. Your talk of paying $25,000 is total shite.
> I wouldn't being porting our mature Weblogic application to JBoss if I
> had to pay for anything.
Money always talks. If you want something done *now* (or even *then*)
then you need to have someone working on it full time. Those people need
to eat. If, on the other hand, you want something developed for free,
then you need to be content with people finding spare hours to develop in.
Those sort of spare hours are not always predictable. Are you saying you
would like people to commit to giving up their weekends, time with their
families, time with friends, regularly so that your company can have a
free product? Roll on slave labour...
Tom
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