Based on some discussion in IRC today, I'd like to suggest augmenting our parrotsketch process to include more long term roadmap planning.
Our roadmap is currently based on the Parrot Developer Summit of 2008 with some minor modifications along the way, but I don't think we've had had a cohesive roadmap update since then (Though we have had several incremental updates!) I propose that we take the parrotsketch the week after each stable release specifically to address the plan for the next stable release; This won't mean that things are set in stone for the release, but it will give us a chance to insure that we have a cohesive plan. Obviously, we are doing this now on a small scale every week, but having a meeting devoted to this on a regular basis will, I think, improve the process. We can also advertise these in advance to insure that anyone who isn't a core committer has a chance to speak up so that we can be sure our non-dev parrot users are heard. I would also recommend that we take over next week's parrotsketch for the same type of meeting, to conduct any last minute steering in time for 1.9 and 2.0). The results of these meetings should be available at https://trac.parrot.org/parrot/roadmap (as our updates have been as we go.); Additionally, each of the roadmap items should have supporting docs (what's the purpose), and tickets (are we done yet?) so that our tasks are clear and our progress is measurable. Feedback? -- Will "Coke" Coleda _______________________________________________ http://lists.parrot.org/mailman/listinfo/parrot-dev
