[GRASS-dev] where to store GRASS settings: GISRC and wx settings

[Maris Nartiss]

Uh. Oh. (Can we all come together to have a fist fight? Winner makes
decisions of all...)
Just some comments.

I don't see 6.5 as a "stable" version. For me fiddling around with
it's code base seems to be OK. Still r47956 breaks rule "Open to bug
fixes and non-structural enhancements which do not break backwards
compatibility with 6.x" set up in our roadmap [1]. Either of them have
to go.

We should think twice before grabbing random features from 7 and
pulling into 6.5 and 6.5 pulling into 6.4. Last one is the most
dangerous (not talking about direct pulls from 7 to 6.4). Leave 6.4
alone - it should be stable and not randomcoolstuff from 7.

As GRASS 7 seems to be released "when it's ready", it might not happen
before the heat death of universe, as we have no exact checklist to
tell if it is ready. We have a nice list of ideas, still I haven't
seen yet a definite list with exact features that should be done
before 7 is considered to be ready. There is a risk with such approach
too - I would like to see raster enhancements, still if nobody is
working on that - we will never have a 7.0 ;) This risk can be
minimized by setting up some arbitrary deadline - if feature is not in
good WIP state, it has to wait till next release. Let's not make
another Hurd.

Maris.

1. http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Release_Roadmap#GRASS_6.5.x_and_beyond

2011/8/30 Martin Landa <landa.martin at gmail.com>:
> 2011/8/29 Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>:
>>> ** PUT NEW DEVELOPMENT IN TRUNK AND LEAVE 6.x WELL ENOUGH ALONE
>>
>> +1
>>
>> Can we please make an effort to "finish" the 6.x branch. I'd really
>> like to see 7.0.0 released before the heat death of the universe.
>
> right me too! Anyway it will take some time (e.g nobody is working on
> redesigning raster library as it was planned for 7.0). Unfortunately
> there is no solid roadmap for G7, or at least what should G7 bring
> new. I am afraid that 6.x will be maintained longer that we would
> wish.
>
> Martin
>
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