[Fwd: Re: [mapserver-dev] Any reaction to the 5.4 release plan?]

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Argh, this was supposed to go to the list.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [mapserver-dev] Any reaction to the 5.4 release plan?
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:12:35 -0500
From: Daniel Morissette <dmorissette at mapgears.com>
To: Stephen Woodbridge <woodbri at swoodbridge.com>
References: <498956DD0200008F000204B0 at co5.dnr.state.mn.us> 
<4989AD43.6070107 at dmsolutions.ca> <4989B2FB.3000802 at mapgears.com> 
<4989BDB9.8030102 at swoodbridge.com>

Steve, you sent this off-list, but I presume you meant to CC this to the
-dev list in support of not changing the dates currently in the release
plan?


Stephen Woodbridge wrote:
> Daniel,
> 
> You have put into works exactly my concerns on this. I was thinking that 
> we should start a 6.0 release plan so that high(er) risk changes can be 
> pushed to that plan. My thought was to help set appropriate expectations 
> for all involved. But I think your words better voice my concern than 
> what I was going to propose above as an action plan to avoid the risk.
> 
> -Steve W
> 
> Daniel Morissette wrote:
>> Sorry for the lack of reply to your initial email. I liked the dates 
>> that you had proposed (to release what's currently in SVN trunk by 
>> early March) and didn't have much to add.
>>
>> With respect to Assefa's comment, I thought it would be best to wrap 
>> up 5.4 before the sprint so that we can focus on new/6.0 stuff in 
>> Toronto. If 5.4 is still in the way and the source has not been 
>> branched yet for 5.4 then I fear that will reduce our ability to make 
>> real progress in the code sprint (i.e. major changes just before a 
>> release is dangerous).
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>> Yewondwossen Assefa wrote:
>>> I was actually checking it and trying to understand if any of the 
>>> work planned in Toronto will be part if the 5.4 release. From this 
>>> schedule, It seems that it won't. I would propose to do a feature 
>>> freeze at the end of the code sprint or  shortly after so some things 
>>> can fit in this 5.4 release.
>>> My main goals for the code print:
>>>   - finalize my part for the 5.4 release
>>>   - engage discussion the rendering (mainly pdf) in terms of having 
>>> something suitable for a profession printing needs.
>>>
>>> Assefa
>>>
>>>
>>> Steve Lime wrote:
>>>> Not sure what absolute silence means...
>>>>  
>>>>   http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/wiki/54ReleasePlan
>>>>
>>>> Steve
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>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
> 


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Daniel Morissette
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