Hi all, I agree with Chris on option 1). We should always aim for the most stable release possible. Part of that is to add more automated tests and to get our human testing better organized. I think releasing a beta will mean that we will end up pushing risky things to that version, because there will still be time to fix it. So it will take even longer, until we reach a stable release. Also, if something is named "beta" or "RC", I think we are unlikely to get libraries to use and test it. So it looks to me like we would be losing time and losing 2 releases that could be great. Going into feature freeze earlier like suggested as option 1) is only about announcing too - it requires no change at all, not even a change in naming. And whenever we announce freezes - it will always be too early for some features and things we wanted to do for this next version. Katrin
-----Original Message----- From: koha-devel-bounces@lists.koha-community.org [mailto:koha-devel- bounces@lists.koha-community.org] On Behalf Of Chris Cormack Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 12:22 PM To: Marcel de Rooy Cc: koha-devel@lists.koha-community.org Subject: Re: [Koha-devel] About Release process
* Marcel de Rooy (M.de.Rooy@rijksmuseum.nl) wrote:
Hi Paul, all,
* Release the 3.X.0 saying it's a beta, could have some bugs not detected. The 3.X.1 being a RC, and the 3.X.2 being the 1st really stable version. +1 for this second option. You could say that it makes more formal +what one could already suspect about a 3.X.0 release.. No real change +in workflow.. (3.X.1 being stable might be nice too :-)
I think I prefer the first option, or at least that is what we should be aiming for. Aiming for a stable release at the .1 or .2 level will mean it wont be stable until .3 or .4.
But as the elected release manager for 3.10.0 it's your call, and I will work with whatever you decide.
I think this is also a good time to start thinking about 3.12.x
http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Roles_for_3.12
Chris
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