[GRASS5] The status of 5.0

[Markus Neteler]

On Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 10:11:42AM -0700, Roger Miller wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Jan-Oliver Wagner wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 04:54:52PM +0100, Markus Neteler wrote:
> > > We really have to think apart from all earlier discussion if we want
> > > to continue like that (release branch) or better concentrate on
> > > quick 5.0 fixing and enjoying 5.1.
> > 
> > this may well end up with quick 5.1 fixing and enjoying 5.2 ... etc.
> > 
> > It would be a similar style that is performed for MapServer right now and
> > people get increasingly trouble with the lack of stable and maintained
> > realease or even defined releases I can talk about with others.
> 
> Folks,
> 
> I like to avoid "me too" posts to lists unless there is some real good
> reason for it, and I think there is a good reason.
> 
> I agree 100% with Jan. I think that GRASS 5.0 needs to be truly fixed and
> completely stable before it's released.  Only bad things can come from
> doing a quick release with broken user modules.
> 
> Roger Miller


... maybe you misinterpreted my "quick 5.0 fixing" - from former mails
you will know that I am *hesitating* to call the current code stable.
I agree 100% that 5.0 must be stable, that's why it is not yet published.

My intention is was tell you that we either need more automatisation in web
server management and building binary releases and/or more people to
contribute. Especially when we start to regularly (!) generate new release
branches. All this cannot be done by 1-2 people.

We are not (yet) the Linux Kernel Team, so we have to be careful with
our resources, not to waste time only on administration instead of
developing the software.

Markus