[Qgis-developer] Re: [Qgis-release-team] Planning for QGIS 1.0.0 '????'

[Otto Dassau]

On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:42:56 +0200
"Tim Sutton" <tim at linfiniti.com> wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> With the release of 0.11.0 mostly behind us, here is the abridged
> proposed timeline for releasing 1.0.0:
> 
> Three weeks before - feature freeze  : 25 August 2008
> Two weeks before - call for translations : 1 September 2008
> One week before - branch & call for packaging : 8 September 2008
> Day of release : 15 September 2008
> 
> Please note that as always with a release events may cause delays in
> the release program, so consider these dates a working guide, not a
> contract cast in stone.
> 
> Focus for the release (that I am aware of):
>  - complete port to Qt4 and remove Qt3Support dependencies (pretty
> much just GRASS) - Tim (may need help for the raster calculator)
>  - rewrite of labelling - Martin???
>  - merge of map composer branch - Marco
>  - menu overhaul - Tom
>  - final checkthrough of core and gui API
>  - merge of generica database access - Godofrodo (is this still on the
> table for 1.0?)
>  - complete update and editorial review of user manual (community team)
>  - complete update of QGIS web site (community team - is this doable
> to coincide with 1.0?)

I assume we will complete both (manual and website update before 1.0 release)

>  - anything else (other than obviously bug fixing)??
> 
> In between getting 1.0.0 we shall try to make a 0.11.1 bugfix release
> in the coming week or two, mainly to merge in any 'missed the boat'
> fixes from the 0.11.0 release.
> 
> I have set up a new release checklist for 1.0.0 here:
> http://wiki.qgis.org/qgiswiki/ReleaseChecklist1.0 - I encourage you to
> subscribe to that page if you would like to keep informed on the
> release program progress.
> 
> Finally please note that the above url is using the new colour coded
> checklist - I've assigned various task to various people - please take
> a look there and let me know if you have any issue with the things I
> put your name against. This applies to  Tim Sutton, Marco Hugentobler,
> Otto Dassau, Anne Ghisla, Richard Duivenvoorde, Maning, Paolo
> Cavallini, Release team all
> 
> 
> Best regards and happy hacking!
>