[Qgis-developer] Release plans

[Werner Macho]

The close for translations pulled in is tomorrow at 11:30 UTC..
No changes in that.. As the source is released at 12:00 as 2.4..
Don't worry.. Your language updates will surely make it..

Regards
Werner


On 26 June 2014 13:34:20 Kari Salovaara <kari.salovaara at pp1.inet.fi> wrote:

> 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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