1.3.1-dev and next feature cycle?

["Ralf S. Engelschall" <rs...@engelschall.com>]

Now that we have 1.3.0 (and can push it out tomorrow) and the current version
reads 1.3.1-dev I remember me that we declared 1.3.1-dev as the next feature
cycle. Hmmm... although a lot of stuff is available (at least 5 patches from
me and more by others) I'm not sure if 1.3.1-dev is really the next feature
cycle. What do you think, should we feel free to integrate new stuff with the
regular bugfixes into 1.3.1 or is 1.3.1 already standing in front of our
release door and we should only concentrate on making 1.3.1 the major stable
version?

When we expect 1.3.1 in one or two weeks we should keep the features under the
box and keep the feature freeze state and start with them in 1.3.2-dev. If we
think 1.3.0 is really great and 1.3.1 needs at least four or more weeks I vote
for accepting little feature additions now. 
    
Actually I vote for the following: Push out 1.3.0 now and 1.3.1 one or two
weeks after it with just bugfixes. Then concentrate on making the 1.3.x branch
not unstable again while pushing in useful new features and enhancements.

Opinions?
                                       Ralf S. Engelschall
                                       rse@engelschall.com
                                       www.engelschall.com

Re: 1.3.1-dev and next feature cycle?

[Marc Slemko <ma...@worldgate.com>]

On Fri, 5 Jun 1998, Brian Behlendorf wrote:

> At 03:38 PM 6/4/98 +0200, Ralf S. Engelschall wrote:
> >Now that we have 1.3.0 (and can push it out tomorrow) and the current version
> >reads 1.3.1-dev I remember me that we declared 1.3.1-dev as the next feature
> >cycle. Hmmm... although a lot of stuff is available (at least 5 patches from
> >me and more by others) I'm not sure if 1.3.1-dev is really the next feature
> >cycle. What do you think, should we feel free to integrate new stuff with the
> >regular bugfixes into 1.3.1 or is 1.3.1 already standing in front of our
> >release door and we should only concentrate on making 1.3.1 the major stable
> >version?
> 
> Both.  We can continue to add things to it, just as we added a lot between
> 1.2.0 and 1.2.6.  Everything I see in the 1.3 STATUS file I'd be happy to
> see go into 1.3.X; though we should exercise *some* caution and make sure
> we've tested what we add.  I'd like to see us do a 1.3.X release once every
> two or three months, or less depending on the severity.  1.3.1 doesn't need
> to happen before August, IMHO.

I would not be suprised at all if we needed a 1.3.1 a long time before
then, so I would encourage people not to gte carried away with any changes
to the source tree before 1.3.0 is out for a bit.

This beta cycle hasn't been much of a beta cycle in that feature and
changes kept coming in and in and in.

Re: 1.3.1-dev and next feature cycle?

[Brian Behlendorf <br...@hyperreal.org>]

At 03:38 PM 6/4/98 +0200, Ralf S. Engelschall wrote:
>Now that we have 1.3.0 (and can push it out tomorrow) and the current version
>reads 1.3.1-dev I remember me that we declared 1.3.1-dev as the next feature
>cycle. Hmmm... although a lot of stuff is available (at least 5 patches from
>me and more by others) I'm not sure if 1.3.1-dev is really the next feature
>cycle. What do you think, should we feel free to integrate new stuff with the
>regular bugfixes into 1.3.1 or is 1.3.1 already standing in front of our
>release door and we should only concentrate on making 1.3.1 the major stable
>version?

Both.  We can continue to add things to it, just as we added a lot between
1.2.0 and 1.2.6.  Everything I see in the 1.3 STATUS file I'd be happy to
see go into 1.3.X; though we should exercise *some* caution and make sure
we've tested what we add.  I'd like to see us do a 1.3.X release once every
two or three months, or less depending on the severity.  1.3.1 doesn't need
to happen before August, IMHO.

I hope Dean reaches a point soon where he'll be comfortable putting his
apache-nspr package under a CVS tree and letting the mob^H^H^Hother
developers at it.

	Brian


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