[Qgis-user] QGIS 2.0 Timeline updates

[Tim Sutton]

Hi

I'm going to post the updated timeline today, but expect it to be out
before FOSS4G

Regards

Tim


On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 7:19 PM, Lee Hachadoorian <
Lee.Hachadoorian+L at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tim
>
> Please forgive the question, but is it possible to estimate whether the
> time past June 25 will be measured in days, weeks, or months?
>
> I'm planning on installing QGIS on an image that will be put in a computer
> lab for the next year. When I saw this announcement, I had planned to use
> QGIS 1.8, but now it looks like the earliest the image could actually be
> deployed would by July 15. So if there is a chance 2.0 would release would
> be by then, I would probably wait.
>
> Best,
> --Lee
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Tim Sutton <lists at linfiniti.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Just an updated timeline for the release:
>>
>> * Hard feature freeze effective today (11 June 2013) - this means no
>> new features will make their way into the final QGIS 2.0 release.
>> * String freeze 25 June 2013 (only critical string changes needed for
>> bug fixing will be allowed after that point)
>>
>> The actual release date will be determined when we have dealt with the
>> blocker tickets in the ticket queue.
>>
>> I know many of you have been patiently waiting for the 2.0 release but
>> there were many features that needed polishing and inclusion and this
>> has caused some delays. Right now we have a lot of work to do to make
>> QGIS 2.0 stable and usable for everyone. As a general appeal could I
>> encourage you to:
>>
>> * take the master builds (snapshots of the codebase that will become
>> QGIS 2.0) for a test drive and report issues you encounter using it
>> with your favourite datasets. Master builds are freely downloadable at
>>  [1] (there is a standalone windows build here : [2])
>> * if you have the financial means to do so, sponsor the fixing of one
>> or more blocker issues [3]. The best way to do this is to make direct
>> contact with a QGIS developer and negotiate a small contract with them
>> to do the work. There are also a number of commercial support
>> providers who may be able to offer this service for you listed on our
>> web site [4]
>>
>> Lastly here are some frequently asked questions and answers:
>>
>> Q: Why dont you make alpha / beta releases?
>>
>> A: We have nightly builds of master for all major platforms - its a
>> waste of effort to also make alpha etc releases.
>>
>> Q: You said the release would be ready last week / month / year /
>> century. What gives?
>>
>> A: We are an open source project dependent largely on volunteer effort
>> and the sponsored contributions from a number of companies. We don't
>> have any dedicated team focused entirely on stabilisation and bug
>> fixing. This means that we can't just pour more staff / resources into
>> making sure a release comes out on time, instead we release when the
>> software is ready.
>>
>> Q: So QGIS 2.0 is going to be perfect?
>>
>> A: Probably not, but you can help us to make it as close to perfect as
>> humanly feasible. We highly recommend that you test with the master
>> build and help to identify issues by means of carefully lodged tickets
>> in our issue tracker [5]. Even with all the QA we can do, you should
>> still expect to encounter some issues since the code base has had a
>> massive overhaul and it is not possible for us to test all scenarios
>> that our hundreds of thousands of users use QGIS for.
>>
>> Q: Is QGIS 2.0 going to break all my styling / projects / plugins?
>>
>> A: While we are trying to preserve backwards compatibility where
>> possible, in some cases we couldn't / don't want to preserve
>> compatibility due to architectural changes in the code base.
>>
>> Q: Is it true that the name 'Quantum GIS' is changing?
>>
>> A: Yes, from 2.0 on, Quantum GIS will be called QGIS (note is all
>> upper case) and we will drop the 'auntum' part from the name.
>>
>> Q: How do I be awesome like Asia Air Survey (our Gold Sponsor - see
>> their home page at http://www.asiaairsurvey.com/) and sponsor QGIS?
>>
>> A: We would be more than happy to welcome any new sponsors wishing to
>> support our project. If you would like to sponsor QGIS, please contact
>> Paolo Cavallini <cavallini AT faunalia.it> for more information. As
>> well as helping to make QGIS 2.0 a reality, sponsors well receive
>> prominent placement on the front page of our web site.
>>
>> Q: I hear the Queen of England uses QGIS to keep track of model the
>> movement of Corgi dogs around Windsor Castle - it is true?
>>
>> A: This is purely a rumour, though I am sure there must be a grain of
>> truth to it...
>>
>> [1] http://download.qgis.org
>> [2] http://hub.qgis.org/projects/quantum-gis/wiki/Download#13-Master
>> [3] http://hub.qgis.org/projects/quantum-gis/issues?query_id=23
>> [4] http://www.qgis.org/en/commercial-support.html
>> [5] http://hub.qgis.org/projects/quantum-gis/issues
>>
>> --
>> Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release  Manager)
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>
>
> --
> Lee Hachadoorian
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>



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