[Qgis-developer] Release plans

[Kari Salovaara]

On 06/26/2014 02:22 PM, Nathan Woodrow wrote:
> Hi,
>
> With the impending release in the next day or so I would just like to 
> clarify what the current plan is.
>
> 1) Are we planning on having packages ready to go before the official 
> announcement?

It would be quite unfair for us, translators, as we have been promised 
that we have time until tomorrow morning. It wouldn't be very motivating 
for future.
>
>   Personally I don't think it looks good to have nothing ready for 
> download as soon as the email goes out because word spreads quick, 
> people hit our site, find nothing, get annoyed, then we tell them "ohh 
> but you have to wait until we make packages". A release to us is 
> tagged hash, to users it means packages ready to go.
>
> 2) Is the website going to be updated before/just after the 
> announcement to point to the packages?
>
> 3) Are we holding the feature freeze for a month/two weeks after 
> release in case something comes up that is a real hurt point to hold 
> off on?
>
> If 2.4 "release" on the 27 is going to be just a email to call for 
> packages, could it be just labeled as such, don't use the words 
> "Release", or "QGIS 2.4 is out" because it will go everywhere raising 
> the issues in 1).
>
> I guess that is all, if the questions could be clarified that would be 
> great.
>
> Regards,
> Nathan
>

Regards,
Kari

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Kari Salovaara
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