[Fwd: Re: [mapserver-dev] Any reaction to the 5.4 release plan?]

[Steve Lime]

BTW I have started a 6.0 release plan at:

  http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/wiki/60ReleasePlan 

Hopefully we can add meat to it at the sprint...

Steve

>>> On 2/4/2009 at 11:17 AM, in message <4989CDC5.8090803 at swoodbridge.com>, Stephen
Woodbridge <woodbri at swoodbridge.com> wrote:
> Argh, this was supposed to go to the list.
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-dev] Any reaction to the 5.4 release plan?
> Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:12:35 -0500
> From: Daniel Morissette <dmorissette at mapgears.com>
> To: Stephen Woodbridge <woodbri at swoodbridge.com>
> References: <498956DD0200008F000204B0 at co5.dnr.state.mn.us> 
> <4989AD43.6070107 at dmsolutions.ca> <4989B2FB.3000802 at mapgears.com> 
> <4989BDB9.8030102 at swoodbridge.com>
> 
> Steve, you sent this off-list, but I presume you meant to CC this to the
> -dev list in support of not changing the dates currently in the release
> plan?
> 
> 
> Stephen Woodbridge wrote:
>> Daniel,
>> 
>> You have put into works exactly my concerns on this. I was thinking that 
>> we should start a 6.0 release plan so that high(er) risk changes can be 
>> pushed to that plan. My thought was to help set appropriate expectations 
>> for all involved. But I think your words better voice my concern than 
>> what I was going to propose above as an action plan to avoid the risk.
>> 
>> -Steve W
>> 
>> Daniel Morissette wrote:
>>> Sorry for the lack of reply to your initial email. I liked the dates 
>>> that you had proposed (to release what's currently in SVN trunk by 
>>> early March) and didn't have much to add.
>>>
>>> With respect to Assefa's comment, I thought it would be best to wrap 
>>> up 5.4 before the sprint so that we can focus on new/6.0 stuff in 
>>> Toronto. If 5.4 is still in the way and the source has not been 
>>> branched yet for 5.4 then I fear that will reduce our ability to make 
>>> real progress in the code sprint (i.e. major changes just before a 
>>> release is dangerous).
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>> Yewondwossen Assefa wrote:
>>>> I was actually checking it and trying to understand if any of the 
>>>> work planned in Toronto will be part if the 5.4 release. From this 
>>>> schedule, It seems that it won't. I would propose to do a feature 
>>>> freeze at the end of the code sprint or  shortly after so some things 
>>>> can fit in this 5.4 release.
>>>> My main goals for the code print:
>>>>   - finalize my part for the 5.4 release
>>>>   - engage discussion the rendering (mainly pdf) in terms of having 
>>>> something suitable for a profession printing needs.
>>>>
>>>> Assefa
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Steve Lime wrote:
>>>>> Not sure what absolute silence means...
>>>>>  
>>>>>   http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/wiki/54ReleasePlan 
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> 
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