Hi > On 06 Nov 2017, at 12:00, Matthias Kuhn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Tim, > > Thanks for raising this, I think it's very important to have everyone on > board and especially have Jürgen as Release Manager agree on the plan. > > For what I think, the 3.0 release is a very special release since we have the > unique possibility to work on the API and to some degree on workflows. > Actually this is in my opinion not only a possibility but an obligation as we > will severely disappoint plugin developers and users if we break things again > in the near future. > > The calls for exemption that we have now are mostly backed up with the > argument that right now is the right time to do certain things. This argument > can not be repeated for future 3.x releases. I would therefore propose not to > discuss the fixed release schedule in general, it has IMO worked out quite > nicely. Instead I would like the PSC to discuss a flexible handling of this > particular major release with the very specific requirements. >
Thanks for your reply Matthias. Sorry I was unclear - 100% agreed that we should see the regular 4 month release cycle in place - I intended ‘release when it’s ready’ to apply only to QGIS 3.0. We basically go into a mode where we are in ‘soft freeze’ - where there should be agreement before merging PR’s and when we agree (e.g. by monthly vote) that all exceptions are done, we enter a formal freeze. Regards Tim > Best regards > > Matthias > On 11/06/2017 10:43 AM, Tim Sutton wrote: >> Hi All >> >> We have our PSC meeting tonight and I have added an agenda item about >> feature freeze exceptions. I will respond immediately after the meeting with >> any decision that has been reached, or if we are not able to reach a >> consensus I will put it to a general members vote. >> >> As Jürgen is release manager, I would prefer that we have his agreement and >> buy-in (he has already stated a contrary opinion to lifting the freeze - >> http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/QGIS-Developer-Feature-freeze-Paid-developer-activities-for-QGIS-3-0-tp5340245p5340300.html >> >> <http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/QGIS-Developer-Feature-freeze-Paid-developer-activities-for-QGIS-3-0-tp5340245p5340300.html>). >> >> >> Probably more accurately I should state that Jürgen already agreed in Girona >> to go to a fixed release schedule in preference to a ‘when it is ready’ >> schedule as was originally planned. >> >> At the risk of severely irritating Jürgen (sorry!), why don’t we move back >> to a ‘release when ready’ approach which might also have the happy >> by-product of being less work for him since he only needs to deal with the >> process once when the release is deemed ready. >> >> One simple mechanism we could do is have a rolling voting member’s vote >> (e.g. at then end of each month) with a simple question “shall we freeze”? >> Once we have quorum on that vote, we go ahead and freeze and Jürgen can >> pretty much ignore 3.x in his release planning until that vote passes. We >> also have the by-product that we cannot tell our users / customers / fans >> when the release will be ready but by-and-large I think the outcome will be >> better since we all will be dancing to the same tune and we can make sure >> 3.0 has everything in it that we think it should have without compromises. >> >> I also propose that the paid bug fixing should commence now already >> regardless of when the freeze will actually happen. >> >> >> Our PSC meeting is at 8pm CET (sorry thats an awful time for you Nyall) and >> anybody is always welcome to sit in the call if you wish you raise your >> concerns in person (or send me any notes for things that you would like >> raised on your behalf). >> >> >> Regards >> >> Tim >> >> — >> >> >> <KartozaNewLogoThumbnail.jpg> >> >> >> >> Tim Sutton >> >> Co-founder: Kartoza >> Project chair: QGIS.org <http://qgis.org/> >> >> Visit http://kartoza.com <http://kartoza.com/> to find out about open source: >> >> Desktop GIS programming services >> Geospatial web development >> GIS Training >> Consulting Services >> >> Skype: timlinux >> IRC: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net <http://freenode.net/> >> >> Kartoza is a merger between Linfiniti and Afrispatial >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> QGIS-Developer mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> <https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer> >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> <https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer> > _______________________________________________ > QGIS-Developer mailing list > [email protected] > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer — Tim Sutton Co-founder: Kartoza Project chair: QGIS.org Visit http://kartoza.com <http://kartoza.com/> to find out about open source: Desktop GIS programming services Geospatial web development GIS Training Consulting Services Skype: timlinux IRC: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net Kartoza is a merger between Linfiniti and Afrispatial
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