[Mapserver-dev] Bug status needs attention

[Frank Warmerdam]

Daniel Morissette wrote:
> I guess marking as accepted with a note saying that it could be a (long) 
> while before you get to it might work. But what if the bug doesn't seem 
> important to you? Do you leave it as new? Mark it RESOLVED/WONTFIX?


Daniel,

I would leave it NEW - but then I really would mean I am ignoring it.  :-)

> So I'd be happy to review and mark bugs assigned ASAP, as long as the 
> developer is also required to provide a quick analysis and ETA as he 
> accepts it.

Well, we know that not many of are "required" to do anything.  I certainly
go through phases when I don't spend any time on MapServer related work
because I am very busy on non-MapServer issues.

> I had done it for 4.2 and was planning to do it for 4.4 if I ever get 
> formal feedback about the proposed release plan from a majority of the 
> developers.

I think you got fuzzy feedback from several people which could be
summarized as:
  o There are a few things we want to get done (ie. fastcgi, oracle rewrite)
  o A release relatively soon is important.

But there was a certain amount of fuzziness on when we would go to feature
freeze.  What additional feedback were you looking for?  Do you have a
particular proposed schedule you would like to present?

> Unfortunately getting feedback from the developers is a problem: most of 
> those I spoke to either on IRC, private emails or via this list seem to 
> assume that I have a special status and don't need their blessing to 
> move on with a release, but I don't feel this way. I've never been 
> officially appointed release manager by anyone (other than your 
> nomination in an email to this list last week): I'm just another 
> developer on the project that's making more noise than the average 
> because I feel that releases are important.

I think Steve also accepted that you would be release manager for 4.4, and
no one spoke against it.  So in the greatest tradition of OGC meetings
(is there any objection to unanimous consent?) ... I think you should now
declare your release manager.

We aren't a community prone to real voting.  Perhaps we need to improve in
this regard.

> This being said, since there were no objections to your email nominating 
> me as release manager last week, I'll move ahead and lead the 4.4 
> release as if I had been officially appointed by the whole group. If 
> anyone has objections, then please speak up now.

Ah, yes, exactly like this.

Best regards,
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