[Qgis-developer] 0.8 release status

[Tim Sutton]

Hi

I agree with Radim. Lets wait until its rock solid before releasing...

Regards

Tim

On 30/08/2006, at 05:48, Radim Blazek wrote:

> On 8/30/06, Gary Sherman <sherman at mrcc.com> wrote:
>> Hi developers - how far are we from a release?
>>
>> I see the bug queue has shrunk, although we still have a couple of
>> major issues.
>>
>> Translations need to be updated and the user manual needs to be
>> reviewed and finalized. I also haven't got the context help completed
>> for the dialog that are "wired" with a Help button.
>>
>> I'd like to find a Python/MapServer expert to complete the MapServer
>> export script to include in the release (any volunteers?).
>>
>> There are still some cosmetic issues on the Mac.
>>
>> What's the consensus? Can we release prior to FOSS4G which starts Sep
>> 12?
>
> No, I don't think so. We have still 19 tickets opened. FOSS4G
> should not force us to release a buggy version. We can release
> preview 2. It is much better to here on the conference that
> QGIS 0.8 stable was not yet released but 0.8 preview 2
> works very well then that QGIS 0.8 is again buggy like 0.7 was
> and it is better to wait at least for 0.8.5.
> RC1 is probably better name then preview. Preview is something very
> preliminary. I am sure many people will try the new version
> of QGIS on the conference and would be bad advertisement
> to see there crashing stable version.
>
>
> Radim
>
>> Thanks,
>> -gary
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Tim Sutton
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