[Spamassassin Wiki] Update of "ReleaseGoals" by KevinMcGrail

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http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/ReleaseGoals?action=diff&rev1=11&rev2=12

Comment:
Clean up of the release schedule, support and goals

- ## page was renamed from 3.2PrevReleaseGoals
- ## page was renamed from ReleaseGoals
  #pragma section-numbers off
  
- Release goals for 3.2.
+ == Release Goals ==
  
- == High Level-Goals ==
+ There are no currently defined release goals for new versions beyond continued bug fixes and enhancements as discussed on the development list and through bugzilla.
  
+ == Release Schedule ==
-  * lower resource usage: higher throughput and lower memory usage
-  * higher accuracy: lower FPs and lower FNs (rules, rules, rules... this also includes some notion of speeding up the mass-check process)
  
- == High Level Anti-Goals ==
+ The Apache !SpamAssassin project goal is to produce three major or minor release per year with release candidates proposed on or closely to January 30th, April 30th & September 30th of each year.
  
+ == Release Support ==
-  * features: extra options, non-critical changes not related to the above goals, etc. (except perhaps in plugins)
-  * option bloat (except perhaps in plugins)
  
- == Basic reorganization of rules ==
+ A major release is supported for no less than 6 months after the release of the next major release.  
  
+ This means that as of July 27, 2010, all versions prior to 3.3.0 are considered unsupported and when 3.4.0 is released, 3.3.X will be supported for at least 6 more months.
-  * SVN external for rules (using "if" for version-specific rules)
-  * separate 50_scores.cf into input and output files
-  * traversing configuration directories
- 
- == Memory Usage ==
- 
- We should probably evolve some understanding of what we want to convert
- to plugins.  Here's the list:
- 
-  * finish transition away from AWL and finish replacing with "History" plugin including backwards compatibility
-  * plugin-ize Bayes
-  * move user preference configuration code to plugins
-  * plugin-ize whitelisting
- 
- == Performance/Speed ==
- 
-  * Predictive autolearn?  do check before bayes_check, if we are likely to autolearn, go r/w instead of r/o.  Can implement on first bayes_check call.
-  * Don't bother caching full/decoded/etc at start in PMS.  how much caching do we do now?  multiple times in PMS?  may not be an issue due to references.
-  * short circuiting ideas:
-         * set certain rules as SC if hit
-           *     USER_IN_WHITELIST, USER_IN_BLACKLIST (not DEF)
-           *     BSP
-           *     HABEAS
-         * allow SC on ham score (ie: < #)
-         * allow SC on spam score (ie: > #)
-         * should autolearn skip SC msgs?  should we always do autolearn in the appropriate direction?
-         * AWL should be skipped during SC
-         * SC rules should have a negative priority so they run first
-         * do *not* do score check per rule, do it either per priority or rule type (header, body, etc.)
-         * SC will require is_spam SC as score + required_hits will be at odds
-         * add SC header macro (get_tag)
-         * SC for S/O 1.000 rules?  how about S/O near 1?  BAYES_99, etc.
-         * Some form of order/priority rearrangement:
-           * Blacklist:               short
-           * Whitelist:               user/admin wants it
-           * BSP/Habeas:              reputable, non-forgable
-           * Other SC Rules:          as early as possible
-           * Other Local Rules:       lightweight
- 
- == Accuracy Ideas ==
- 
-  * network test, do DNS lookups on the HELO (A, NS, and SURBL)
-  * network test, do DNS lookups on the EnvelopeFrom (SURBL)
- 
- == Uncategorized ==
- 
-  * use personal branches for major breakage changes (read: crazy stuff)
- 
  
  = Old Release Goals =
  
   * [[http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/ReleaseGoals?action=raw&rev=4|3.1.x]]
+  * [[http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/ReleaseGoals?action=raw&rev=10|3.2.x]]