[Qgis-user] QGIS 2.0 Timeline updates

Wed Jul 31 00:19:14 PDT 2013

Thanks Tim

Looking forward to that. Let us know when you update the timeline post

regards
Ted

On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Tim Sutton <lists at linfiniti.com> wrote:

> 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
>> Asst Professor of Geography, Dartmouth College
>> http://freecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/
>>
>
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