Hi Thomas On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Thomas Wahlmüller <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > I think the problem arises because many people already used QGIS 1.7. > Now user have the choice to use 1.6 (missing new features, maybe needed) > or 1.8 (more bugs) (at least at windows). Maybe it could be useful to > split Development Branch into two parts. QGIS would be providing three > Versions. Users could use a stable version, a relative stable > Development Branch (1.7) while Developers are working on next Version at > Nightly. > > Stable: nearly bug free, ?LTS? > ^ > | Solving Bugs > | > Development: No Blocking Bugs > ^ > | > | > Nightly: Place for new Features, Solving major Bugs > > regards > thomas >
We've tried all these things and many other permutations. The releases of QGIS need to be tempered with the realities of life: we don't have the developers to maintain all these different things. I have agreed to maintain the 1.7 branch with backported bug fixes (for eventual 1.7.x releases) as trunk marches towards 2.0 and thats already eating into the time I would otherwise spend on development work. The same is true with other developers - none of us work full time on the project and we have to snatch hours to work on it here and there where we can. So while I would love to see LTS, no bugs etc., the project can't sustain it at the moment. Regards Tim > Am 05.06.2011 13:19, schrieb Noli Sicad: >> Hi, >> >> I think it would be better to release QGIS 1.7 as RC (release >> candidate). QGIS 1.7RC for now, then it all the major bugs are fixed >> release QGIS 1.7. Beta is not really good when QGIS has releasing >> several version of QGIS. Beta is not a good word in my opinion. It >> denotes that the software is really buggy ;-). >> >> Noli >> >> On 6/5/11, Tim Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> We have had discussions like this in the past. Unfortunately the word >>> 'beta' in software is so overused it has become largely meaningless. >>> Google mail was in beta for many years and many people used it in a >>> production environment in that time. Our standard policy with QGIS is >>> 'Here is a current snapshot of our best work. Try it and if it meets >>> your needs use it.' All previous versions of QGIS are kept in >>> circulation so if you do have a major issue with 1.7, file a bug, keep >>> using 1.6, sit tight and wait for the 1.7.x bug fix releases which >>> will come out. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Tim >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Paolo Cavallini <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> Il 05/06/2011 01:06, Goyo ha scritto: >>>> >>>>> workflow. OTOH I also think many bugs in the linked report are not >>>>> really "must fix for release". >>>> Sounds reasonable. >>>> So please help us reclassifying these cases. >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Paolo Cavallini: http://www.faunalia.it/pc >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Qgis-user mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release Manager) >>> ============================================== >>> Please do not email me off-list with technical >>> support questions. Using the lists will gain >>> more exposure for your issues and the knowledge >>> surrounding your issue will be shared with all. >>> >>> Visit http://linfiniti.com to find out about: >>> * QGIS programming and support services >>> * Mapserver and PostGIS based hosting plans >>> * FOSS Consulting Services >>> Skype: timlinux >>> Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net >>> ============================================== >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Qgis-user mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Qgis-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > -- Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release Manager) ============================================== Please do not email me off-list with technical support questions. Using the lists will gain more exposure for your issues and the knowledge surrounding your issue will be shared with all. Visit http://linfiniti.com to find out about: * QGIS programming and support services * Mapserver and PostGIS based hosting plans * FOSS Consulting Services Skype: timlinux Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net ============================================== _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
