[GRASS-dev] [release planning] GRASS GIS 8: create new release branch

[Veronica Andreo]

Hi Maris,

El mié, 9 jun 2021 a las 9:23, Maris Nartiss (<maris.gis at gmail.com>)
escribió:

> Hello Veronica,
> thanks for pushing this forward.
>
> Looking from a "it is ready when it is ready" perspective – what we
> are missing from functionality to call 8.0 ready? (I mean only things
> that are expected to be ready in less than a month)
>

I think, others please correct me if I'm wrong, restructuring the add-ons
repo + adapting g.extension are the main things missing/to be finished.


> From my side:
> Band references and integration with signature files are ready to be
> merged (please review!), missing functionality can wait for 8.2.
> https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/1272
> https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/1501
>
> I'll try to work on r.in.pdal this Friday (I need to do some LiDAR
> work myself). It is almost merge ready (as long as we add extra
> functionality in 8.2)
> https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/1200
>
> Then from my side I'd call 8.0 ready.
>

Great!!

So, can we have a birthday release then? :-D

Vero

2021-06-08 17:09 GMT+03:00, Veronica Andreo <veroandreo at gmail.com>:
> > Hello devs,
> >
> > As you all know, grass birthday is approaching... July 29th is just
> around
> > the corner. I'd love to celebrate GRASS' bday with a new release, with a
> > big release ;)
> > Do you think that is doable? How much is missing for GRASS 8 release?
> >
> > The next important date is FOSS4G 2021 on September 27th - October 2nd,
> > where we have proposed GRASS 8 talks and workshops. If we can't make it
> for
> > GRASS GIS' birthday, do you think it's feasible to release before FOSS4G,
> > say August for example?
> >
> > I think it's really important to agree on a date so we can all manage our
> > reduced time and focus our efforts towards that aim.
> > What do you say?
> >
> > Best,
> > Vero
>
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