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Posted to dev@lenya.apache.org by Bob Harner <bo...@gmail.com> on 2007/05/02 01:25:55 UTC
Re: [1.4] Cancel the freeze?
On 4/30/07, Markus Angst <ma...@inventec.ch> wrote:
> Richard Frovarp wrote:
>
> > You need to release source tarballs. They're quicker number one. svn is
> > very slow compared to downloading a zipped archive over HTTP. Most
> > people aren't going to want to mess with getting a project via cvs or
> > svn. I know I don't. Even if I'm building from source, I'll grab the
> > tarball instead of checking it out.
>
> I 100% agree.
>
> Markus Angst
For a release *candidate* it probably doesn't matter much whether
source tarballs are available, but I do feel they are necessary for an
actual release. And I think a Windows binary is likewise absolutely
critical. Lots of new people who are looking for a CMS will never try
Lenya if they have trouble getting the source code from SVN or
building the app, especially if the other CMS's (the competition) are
easier to try. You have to remember that people may be looking at
dozens of competing products and may not have the time to work out
exactly why SVN or a build process isn't working for them. The 1.4
release is a big improvement over 1.2.4 and, to over-simplify a bit,
lowering the evaluation effort can only help win over more new users.
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Re: [1.4] Cancel the freeze?
Posted by Michael Wechner <mi...@wyona.com>.
Bob Harner wrote:
> On 4/30/07, Markus Angst <ma...@inventec.ch> wrote:
>
>> Richard Frovarp wrote:
>>
>> > You need to release source tarballs. They're quicker number one.
>> svn is
>> > very slow compared to downloading a zipped archive over HTTP. Most
>> > people aren't going to want to mess with getting a project via cvs or
>> > svn. I know I don't. Even if I'm building from source, I'll grab the
>> > tarball instead of checking it out.
>>
>> I 100% agree.
>>
>> Markus Angst
>
>
> For a release *candidate* it probably doesn't matter much whether
> source tarballs are available, but I do feel they are necessary for an
> actual release. And I think a Windows binary is likewise absolutely
> critical. Lots of new people who are looking for a CMS will never try
> Lenya if they have trouble getting the source code from SVN or
> building the app, especially if the other CMS's (the competition) are
> easier to try. You have to remember that people may be looking at
> dozens of competing products and may not have the time to work out
> exactly why SVN or a build process isn't working for them. The 1.4
> release is a big improvement over 1.2.4 and, to over-simplify a bit,
> lowering the evaluation effort can only help win over more new users.
very much agreed
Michi
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