[FOSS-GPS] Request for a release (was: First impressions of FoxtrotGPS on the Freerunner)

[Sander van Grieken]

On Thursday 27 May 2010 16:25:12 Guilhem Bonnefille wrote:
> I follow FoxtrotGPS development since its early days. I'm really happy
> to learn that it reached a state where it could be compiled for
> Freerunner.
> 
> IMHO, as some milestones where reached, I think it is time to release
> the first public version of FoxtrotGPS and add a "Download" link to
> main website. 

Joshua is almost done with the gladification of the UI, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't 
want to release before that.

Also John is improving the osm-gps-map widget in parallel. Right now my branch is still 
ABI and API compatible with version 0.6 of the widget, but that will change when John 
releases a stable version with additional track features. 

I think the first release should still be compatible with the 0.6 version, since it is 
already in the wild in various distributions, which makes it easier to get some exposure 
soon. After that, the next release will depend on osm-gps-map HEAD ;)

> Of course, this version will not be tagged as "stable",
> but it is really important to release public version to offer more
> visibility on the project. Since a release is done, many fans (like
> me) will be able to announce this version on different media (like
> blogs, mailing lists, or software directories). These announces will
> then bring new users and certainly new contributors. Furthermore,
> packagers will then be able to prepare package for distributions,
> touching new users and potentially new contributors... and so on...
> 
> So please, release the first 0.1, or 0.0.1 or 0.0.0.1 like you want. :-)

I already did, only unofficially :) Just PLEASE don't announce it yet to the world, until 
it's official on foxtrotgps.org!

If you want to help, please install it on the freerunner or compile on your PC and test 
test test.

> As there is many experiment around foxtrotGPS, I also suggest to offer
> hosting for release from experimental branch like the work done by
> Sander. For example, such release will be renamed (like
> foxtrotgps-sander or foxtrotgps-freerunner or foxtrotgps-gta02...).

Hosting is covered, but thanks.

grtz,
Sander