Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Kevin Ottens
On Monday 19 May 2014 22:28:27 Scott Kitterman wrote: Speaking as a packager for a distro that's in group #2, I don't see this as any change from your initial proposal. That's correct... You're proposal moves us into group #1 ... which is what I stated I think. Chosen extracts: Going

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Ben Cooksley
On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 6:04 PM, Kevin Ottens er...@kde.org wrote: On Monday 19 May 2014 22:28:27 Scott Kitterman wrote: Speaking as a packager for a distro that's in group #2, I don't see this as any change from your initial proposal. That's correct... You're proposal moves us into group

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Jos Poortvliet
On Tuesday 20 May 2014 19:07:41 Ben Cooksley wrote: On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 6:04 PM, Kevin Ottens er...@kde.org wrote: snip Now, I think we'll have to agree to disagree on something. You believe there's some rule written in stone somewhere which will make the everyone will pile up backports

Frameworks 5 Beta 2?

2014-05-20 Thread Jos Poortvliet
Meanwhile, I notice that the release date of May 4th for B2 wasn't attained, or did it just go without a announcement and dot story? ___ release-team mailing list release-team@kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/release-team

Re: Frameworks 5 Beta 2?

2014-05-20 Thread Kevin Ottens
On Tuesday 20 May 2014 10:20:35 Jos Poortvliet wrote: Meanwhile, I notice that the release date of May 4th for B2 wasn't attained, or did it just go without a announcement and dot story? It was published, but indeed no announcement and dot story. Regards. -- Kévin Ottens,

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Scott Kitterman
On May 20, 2014 4:19:26 AM EDT, Jos Poortvliet jospoortvl...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday 20 May 2014 19:07:41 Ben Cooksley wrote: On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 6:04 PM, Kevin Ottens er...@kde.org wrote: snip Now, I think we'll have to agree to disagree on something. You believe there's some rule

Re: Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Martin Gräßlin
On Tuesday 20 May 2014 07:19:59 Scott Kitterman wrote: On May 20, 2014 4:19:26 AM EDT, Jos Poortvliet jospoortvl...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday 20 May 2014 19:07:41 Ben Cooksley wrote: On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 6:04 PM, Kevin Ottens er...@kde.org wrote: snip Now, I think we'll have to

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Scott Kitterman
On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 13:28:29 Martin Gräßlin wrote: On Tuesday 20 May 2014 07:19:59 Scott Kitterman wrote: On May 20, 2014 4:19:26 AM EDT, Jos Poortvliet jospoortvl...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday 20 May 2014 19:07:41 Ben Cooksley wrote: On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 6:04 PM, Kevin Ottens

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Scott Kitterman
On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 08:04:59 Kevin Ottens wrote: On Monday 19 May 2014 22:28:27 Scott Kitterman wrote: Speaking as a packager for a distro that's in group #2, I don't see this as any change from your initial proposal. That's correct... You're proposal moves us into group #1

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Kevin Ottens
On Tuesday 20 May 2014 07:19:59 Scott Kitterman wrote: On May 20, 2014 4:19:26 AM EDT, Jos Poortvliet jospoortvl...@gmail.com So after 5.0, 5.0.1 is released with minor features and bugfixes (but no mandatory changes in dependencies at all); which continues until January, when 5.1 comes out,

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Kevin Ottens
On Tuesday 20 May 2014 07:55:26 Scott Kitterman wrote: I'm open to discussing change, but so far the change is You're on your own, get over it. Not a lot to discuss in that. It's not at all the way it's been thought, it is unfortunate if it is perceived that way. Looks like I can't frame and

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Scott Kitterman
On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 14:07:02 Kevin Ottens wrote: On Tuesday 20 May 2014 07:55:26 Scott Kitterman wrote: I'm open to discussing change, but so far the change is You're on your own, get over it. Not a lot to discuss in that. It's not at all the way it's been thought, it is unfortunate

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Kevin Ottens
On Tuesday 20 May 2014 08:00:43 Scott Kitterman wrote: On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 08:04:59 Kevin Ottens wrote: On Monday 19 May 2014 22:28:27 Scott Kitterman wrote: Speaking as a packager for a distro that's in group #2, I don't see this as any change from your initial proposal.

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Mario Fux
Am Dienstag, 20. Mai 2014, 14.09:18 schrieb Scott Kitterman: Morning Scott On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 14:07:02 Kevin Ottens wrote: On Tuesday 20 May 2014 07:55:26 Scott Kitterman wrote: I'm open to discussing change, but so far the change is You're on your own, get over it. Not a lot to

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Scott Kitterman
On May 20, 2014 8:27:39 AM EDT, Kevin Ottens er...@kde.org wrote: On Tuesday 20 May 2014 08:00:43 Scott Kitterman wrote: On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 08:04:59 Kevin Ottens wrote: On Monday 19 May 2014 22:28:27 Scott Kitterman wrote: Speaking as a packager for a distro that's in group #2, I don't

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Kevin Ottens
On Tuesday 20 May 2014 08:52:39 Scott Kitterman wrote: That's how it comes across to me. There was a lot of negative feedback the first time and the reaction to that comes across to me as a patronizing repetition of the initial proposal wrapped up in IMO unfounded assurances that it would be

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Scott Kitterman
On May 20, 2014 8:52:30 AM EDT, Mario Fux kde...@unormal.org wrote: Am Dienstag, 20. Mai 2014, 14.09:18 schrieb Scott Kitterman: Morning Scott On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 14:07:02 Kevin Ottens wrote: On Tuesday 20 May 2014 07:55:26 Scott Kitterman wrote: I'm open to discussing change, but so

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Aaron J. Seigo
hi ... it would be interesting to see a true cost/benefit analysis using real data of the benefits of the monthly bug fix releases. in support of what Kevin is going after here: the monthly bugfix releases sound awesome on paper, but they don't always work. i've seen significant regressions

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Frank Reininghaus
Hi, 2014-05-20 13:19 GMT+02:00 Scott Kitterman: We've pushed nearly every point release to end users throughout the KDE4 cycle. I use them myself. Your characterization of the KDE4 point releases doesn't match my experience. here is just one recent example, where someone pushed a commit to

Re: Frameworks 5 Beta 2?

2014-05-20 Thread Albert Astals Cid
On Tuesday 20 May 2014 11:30:54 Kevin Ottens wrote: On Tuesday 20 May 2014 10:20:35 Jos Poortvliet wrote: Meanwhile, I notice that the release date of May 4th for B2 wasn't attained, or did it just go without a announcement and dot story? It was published, but indeed no announcement and

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Scott Kitterman
On May 20, 2014 10:38:54 AM EDT, Aaron J. Seigo ase...@kde.org wrote: hi ... it would be interesting to see a true cost/benefit analysis using real data of the benefits of the monthly bug fix releases. It would. I've no idea how to do it. My impression is providing them is popular with our

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Scott Kitterman
On May 20, 2014 10:41:04 AM EDT, Frank Reininghaus frank7...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, 2014-05-20 13:19 GMT+02:00 Scott Kitterman: We've pushed nearly every point release to end users throughout the KDE4 cycle. I use them myself. Your characterization of the KDE4 point releases doesn't match my

Re: Fwd: KDE Frameworks Release Cycle

2014-05-20 Thread Michael Pyne
On Tue, May 20, 2014 16:38:54 Aaron J. Seigo wrote: in support of what Kevin is going after here: the monthly bugfix releases sound awesome on paper, but they don't always work. i've seen significant regressions in recent releases due to patches being backported with poor judgment, resulting

Re: Frameworks 5 Beta 2?

2014-05-20 Thread Kevin Ottens
On Tuesday 20 May 2014 10:58:01 Albert Astals Cid wrote: On Tuesday 20 May 2014 11:30:54 Kevin Ottens wrote: On Tuesday 20 May 2014 10:20:35 Jos Poortvliet wrote: Meanwhile, I notice that the release date of May 4th for B2 wasn't attained, or did it just go without a announcement and dot