> >> [snip] > >>> Inside OpenSG no code at all, outside quite some. The main problem is > >>> not so much the code change. As said above, tracking diverging 1.x and > >>> 2.x branches is the really painful part. I tried that one already on a > >>> non trivial code base and it wasn't that much fun ;-). > >>> > >> I agree with this statement and it scares me quite a bit. The 1.x and > >> 2.0 code branches are diverging and I don't see an end to it in sight. > >> IMHO we have to find a way to end the 1.x series otherwise the 2.0 > >> series will never really get going.
Diverging may be an understatement. > >>From a user-only perspective: > > > > Get this 1.8 out there and forget about it, I don't see why 1.8 has not > > been released yet, is there development going on for 1.8 anyway? I just > > see "minor" fixes on the commit list..... I don't see many of these minor fixes making their way over to 2.0 which concerns me. > > Well said. I don't see why 1.8 is not release yet either. It has been > stable forever and should be in maintenance mode by now. > > What is holding up the release of 1.8? Is 1.8 ready to ship in a week, month, year? Is there some hold up that is not apparent to everyone? > > > >> Am I the only one that sees this as a big problem for the project? > >> > >> Is there a plan for ending the 1.x branch and transitioning to 2.0? > > > > Get it done as soon as possible... At least if you're planning > > to release 2.0 in August.... (very optimistic IMHO). > > Note: I don't speak for the OpenSG team. I may commit code once in a > while, but I am not a core developer. I proposed August as a time for > an alpha 2.0 because we are already using it and it seems at least alpha > quality to me. ;) I am also not a core developer but some guidance may be needed to herd the available developers and move the project forward. -Dan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Opensg-core mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensg-core
