[QGIS-Developer] LTR Support Improvements for 2022
Dear community, since their introduction, QGIS LTR versions have gained wide-spread popularity [0]. LTR point releases have always followed the regular monthly release cycle [1] creating a constant flow of point releases that likely exceeds the update frequency that LTR users desire and actually roll-out. To further improve our LTR offering and ensure the reliability of our installers, we propose to introduce pre-release LTR package tests. These semi-automated and manual tests will be performed during a two-week period between packaging and announcement of new packages. The 2022 budget proposal will account for the additional costs of pre-release LTR package tests. To stay within a reasonable budget and allow for an appropriate number of tests, we propose to reduce the LTR point release frequency to quarterly (four times a year) and initially limit testing to the platform with our largest user base (Windows). If accepted, the new quarterly schedule would start as soon as the whole testing infrastructure is ready. This would probably be introduced stepwise during the 3.22 lifecycle and become definitive in the 3.28 cycle. Together with this proposal, to quantify the userbases by operating system, and be able to make data driven decisions in the future, the QGIS network user agent now includes a generic string mentioning the user’s operating system. You can read more about the change here [2]. We are looking forward to hearing what you think about these news plans and your ideas how they may be improved. On behalf of the PSC, Have a great weekend Marco [0] https://blog.qgis.org/2020/04/02/ltr-usage-survey/ [1] https://qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/development/roadmap.html#release-schedule [2] https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/46090 -- Marco Bernasocchi QGIS.org Chair OPENGIS.ch CEO http://berna.io ___ QGIS-Developer mailing list QGIS-Developer@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
Re: [QGIS-Developer] [Qgis-psc] Cleaning up the QGIS Developers/QGIS Community groups
Thanks a lot Nyall, I'll add this point to the document I'm preparing regarding all the roles in the community. Cheers Marco On Fri, 19 Nov 2021 at 17:12, Alessandro Pasotti wrote: > On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 9:49 AM Nyall Dawson > wrote: > >> On Mon, 18 Oct 2021 at 17:46, Alessandro Pasotti >> wrote: >> > >> > Hi Nyall, >> > >> > To summarize: >> > >> > 1. QGIS core contributor status is for life >> > 2. github core committer rights will be revoked after 24 months of >> inactivity >> > 3. github core committer rights will be given back if the contributor >> restarts to contribute >> >> > > Hi Nyall, > > Just to let you know that your proposal has been approved. > > > -- > Alessandro Pasotti > QCooperative: www.qcooperative.net > ItOpen: www.itopen.it > ___ > Qgis-psc mailing list > qgis-...@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-psc > -- Marco Bernasocchi QGIS.org Chair OPENGIS.ch CEO http://berna.io ___ QGIS-Developer mailing list QGIS-Developer@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
Re: [QGIS-Developer] Cleaning up the QGIS Developers/QGIS Community groups
On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 9:49 AM Nyall Dawson wrote: > On Mon, 18 Oct 2021 at 17:46, Alessandro Pasotti > wrote: > > > > Hi Nyall, > > > > To summarize: > > > > 1. QGIS core contributor status is for life > > 2. github core committer rights will be revoked after 24 months of > inactivity > > 3. github core committer rights will be given back if the contributor > restarts to contribute > > Hi Nyall, Just to let you know that your proposal has been approved. -- Alessandro Pasotti QCooperative: www.qcooperative.net ItOpen: www.itopen.it ___ QGIS-Developer mailing list QGIS-Developer@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
