> >> [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

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