-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBADMIN/Release+Plan Make the release branch. then do the work listed. the patches can be applied to both the trunk and the release branch. A period where the branch is run through it paces. either manually or though the Junits.
Bruno Busco sent the following on 2/28/2009 11:04 PM: > Hi, > I think from this moment we should consider to stop adding new > features in the trunk until we create the release branch. > What do you think? > It is hopeful that the 9.3 will be created soon. Lots of users are > waiting to sit on it (including me ;-). > > IMO there is no reason to wait longer. If, from this moment on, we > will take care of committing bug fixes to the trunk in separate > commits from improvement it will quite easy to merge them to the > release branch. > >>From the JIRA release 9.3 roadmap: > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ/fixforversion/12313602 > I see three issues needs to be closed before releasing. > > Any update? > > -Bruno > > > 2009/2/23 Jacques Le Roux <[email protected]>: >> Personally I'd like to see all security issues solved before a new release. >> There also are some other things I have not in head just right now (Colors >> and localisation for the calendar is one of them) >> Anyway if we are sure we will be able to fix all security issues before >> freezing this release (hey, I did not say 9.3 ;o) I think it >> should be ok. >> By this last sentence I mean we may create a branch in march 2009. But this >> will not imply that the release will be numbered 9.3. >> Remember Ubuntu 6.06 should have been 6.04 ... >> >> Jacques >> >> From: "Bruno Busco" <[email protected]> >>> Why postpone it? >>> Will we not be able to close this in february/march? >>> >>> >>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&&pid=12310500&fixfor=12313602&resolution=-1&sorter/field=issuekey&sorter/order=DESC >>> >>> -Bruno >>> >>> 2009/2/23 Jacques Le Roux <[email protected]>: >>>> In Ubuntu world they use LTS concept (Long Time Support) which means 5 >>>> (yes >>>> five!) years of guaranteed support on these specific versions (there are >>>> already 2 of them : 6.06 and 8.04). >>>> Of course OFBiz is not an OS and I think we will never support a release >>>> 5 >>>> years (how could we do with the lack of manpower we still have despite of >>>> all wonderful efforts we have seen taking place since the beginning of >>>> this >>>> project). >>>> So I guess we will simply have releases (or versions, like 9.3, but I >>>> guess >>>> we will postpone its release, hence the number will change) and the trunk >>>> as >>>> it's already done. >>>> In one word a version will be >>>> either >>>> trunk.releaseNumber >>>> either >>>> versionNumber.releaseNumber (like 9.3.999999) >>>> >>>> Note that the footer shows already this information if you run the ant >>>> svninfo target after your build >>>> >>>> If we are all ok with this description (David?) I could add this to >>>> http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBADMIN/Release+Plan >>>> And I think we should at least update title in >>>> http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBIZ/OFBiz+4.X+and+5.0 >>>> >>>> HTH >>>> >>>> Jacques >>>> >>>> From: "BJ Freeman" <[email protected]> > interesting. so how do you denote a minor release or update? > > Bruno Busco sent the following on 2/22/2009 3:35 AM: >>>>>>> Sorry, >>>>>>> I did not understand your real question. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We have decided to use a release numbering scheme similar to UBUNTU. >>>>>>> 9.3 means March 2009 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Bruno >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2009/2/22 BJ Freeman <[email protected]>: >>>>>>> so why did ofbiz jump from 4.0 to 9.3? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bruno Busco sent the following on 2/22/2009 2:59 AM: >>>>>>>>>> Well, >>>>>>>>>> the unresolved issues scheduled for 9.3 are: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&&pid=12310500&fixfor=12313602&resolution=-1&sorter/field=issuekey&sorter/order=DESC >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> OFBIZ-2133 has a patch ready and is actually waiting for a review. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -Bruno >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 2009/2/22 BJ Freeman <[email protected]>: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&pid=12310500&fixfor=12313602 >>>>>>>>>> it say release Branch 9.3 >>>>>>>>>> so no 5,6,7, or 8 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJqm+9rP3NbaWWqE4RAoybAJ42lXwpQ/x2eMhx8N1p1HnBym0AeQCdEKIu pUu4J4aV5eSeIqlaDiIGfw4= =sFdW -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
