Jürgen, thanks for the successful re-release of 3.10.2. Paolo, Anita, who is in a position to publish the drafted post on the blog?
On Thu, Jan 23, 2020, 10:59 Mathieu Pellerin <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 to that plan. We're 33% done already since the blocking PR has been > merged. > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 6:47 PM Matthias Kuhn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How about >> >> - Waiting for https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/33971 >> >> - Releasing 3.10.3 >> >> - Announce on twitter, blog, news panel >> >> Clear cut for everyone (including those 95% of our users not following >> [qgis on] twitter) >> >> Matthias >> On 1/22/20 12:39 PM, Anita Graser wrote: >> >> Is it time to send an update on Twitter yet? I don't see new installers >> at https://qgis.org/downloads/ >> >> Regards, >> Anita >> >> On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 11:08 AM Mathieu Pellerin <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I think the QGIS twitter account already mentioned that the 3.10.2 >>> installer had been retired due to issues and re-build. >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 5:07 PM DelazJ <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Thanks Mathieu. Should it be 3.10.2 or 3.10.3? Asking because those who >>>> have already downloaded the broken 3.10.2 may not think to update. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Harrissou >>>> >>>> Le mer. 22 janv. 2020 à 11:05, Mathieu Pellerin <[email protected]> >>>> a écrit : >>>> >>>>> Matthias, >>>>> >>>>> Good idea. >>>>> >>>>> Math >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 5:02 PM Matthias Kuhn <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Mathieu, >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks a lot. It reads very well! >>>>>> >>>>>> Something that I'd like to add is that in case of still finding a >>>>>> bug, users should file issues and to mention proximity of LTR >>>>>> replacement. >>>>>> If you still happen to find QGIS behaving in an unexpected way, >>>>>> please let us know on https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues >>>>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=1579773605204000&usg=AFQjCNHP21SO7MPYwrn023vHOeZwMUBKuQ> >>>>>> as always. We are very happy that QGIS 3.10 is now in shape to replace >>>>>> 3.4 >>>>>> as LTR in a month time. >>>>>> >>>>>> Bests >>>>>> Matthias >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 1/22/20 10:58 AM, Mathieu Pellerin wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Paolo, here's the draft blog post: >>>>>> >>>>>> *Public Service Announcement: Update to the latest point release now* >>>>>> ------ >>>>>> QGIS users who have adopted the 3.10 version when initially released >>>>>> at the end of October 2019 have likely noticed a sharp drop in >>>>>> reliability. >>>>>> The underlying issues have now been addressed in 3.10.2, all users are >>>>>> advised to update *now*. >>>>>> >>>>>> When QGIS 3.10 was first released in the end of October 2019, a pair >>>>>> of libraries – namely GDAL and PROJ – were updated to their >>>>>> next-generation >>>>>> versions. The advantages are plenty: GeoPDF export[1] support, more >>>>>> accurate coordinate transformation, etc. For those interested, more >>>>>> technical information on this is available here[2]. >>>>>> >>>>>> The update of these crucial libraries led to a number of regressions. >>>>>> While we expected some issues to arise, the seriousness of the disruption >>>>>> caught us off guard. Yet, it was also somewhat inevitable: QGIS is the >>>>>> first large GIS project to expose these next-generation libraries to the >>>>>> masses. The large number of QGIS users across the globe were essentially >>>>>> stress testing both new code within QGIS as well as the libraries >>>>>> themselves. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks to dedicated users taking time to file in report and the >>>>>> community helping out as well as our project sponsors for allowing us to >>>>>> fund development time, developers have been able to fix all known >>>>>> regressions in both in QGIS as well as underlying GDAL and PROJ >>>>>> libraries, >>>>>> benefiting a large number of open source projects. >>>>>> >>>>>> As a result of this collective effort by the community, QGIS 3.10.2 >>>>>> is now back to being the reliable and stable GIS software we all love. As >>>>>> such, we cannot stress enough the important of updating now. >>>>>> >>>>>> Once again, thanks to our community of testers, sponsors, and >>>>>> developers for their countless hours and efforts in making QGIS better. >>>>>> >>>>>> Happy mapping! >>>>>> >>>>>> [1] https://north-road.com/2019/09/03/qgis-3-10-loves-geopdf/ >>>>>> [2] https://gdalbarn.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 9:56 AM Paolo Cavallini < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Fully agreed. Mathieu, would you like to write it? >>>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 21 January 2020 06:39:08 GMT+04:00, Mathieu Pellerin < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> +100 on all that's been said here. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Also, once 3.10.2 is updated to include the updated packages & >>>>>>>> above-referred fix, I'd suggest writing a QGIS.org blog post to inform >>>>>>>> users of the worthiness of updating to 3.10.2(.2) *ASAP*, and expand a >>>>>>>> bit >>>>>>>> on why 3.10.0/.1 were such rough releases. We can finish the post by >>>>>>>> thanking users that have reported bugs (an inevitable nightmare to go >>>>>>>> through as QGIS was exposing brand new GDAL3/PROJ6 versions to the >>>>>>>> masses). >>>>>>>> IMHO, we should not skip this communication to our users. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 7:27 AM Nyall Dawson < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Also, we better wait for a fix for >>>>>>>>> https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/33902 (incoming)... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Gosh, will the nightmare ever end... Let's agree never to change >>>>>>>>> anything in gdal or proj or qgis ever again ;) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Nyall >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>>>>>>> From: Nyall Dawson <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 at 06:28 >>>>>>>>> Subject: Urgent: Remove windows 3.10.2 installer from site >>>>>>>>> To: qgis-developer <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Can we please remove the 3.10.2 installer from the website as a >>>>>>>>> matter >>>>>>>>> of urgency? This installer was released using the older gdal 3.0.2 >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> proj 6.2 versions, which directly lead to crashes and reprojection >>>>>>>>> failures in QGIS. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> QGIS ********************SHOULD NEVER EVER*********************** >>>>>>>>> be >>>>>>>>> used with gdal >= 3 and gdal < 3.0.3 or proj >6 and proj < 6.3.0. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This combination is a world of hurt for users :( >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Tickets filed at https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/618, and >>>>>>>>> https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/617, and later today I'm >>>>>>>>> going >>>>>>>>> to commit cmake blocks which will completely prevent compilation >>>>>>>>> under >>>>>>>>> the affected gdal/proj versions. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Nyall >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Please excuse my brevity. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> QGIS-Developer mailing [email protected] >>>>>> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >>>>>> Unsubscribe: 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 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> QGIS-Developer mailing [email protected] >> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> >>
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