[Qgis-developer] Release plans

[G. Allegri]

Probably the keypoint of this discussion are the different point of views
on what the dev community consider the final point of a development cycle.
Some consider it the source ball and the packaging a plus. Others include
the packages themselves (in their mindset).

I don't want to open a discussion on this but I think that a project like
QGIS, which is extending its user base, cannot consider that the majority
of its users even don't know how a software is made. And I don't blame
them, as I don't know the intricacies of the smartphone I'm writing on
right know.

If the problem is convincing people to donate to support the complete
lifecycle of the project well, this is a different point, but I don't think
we will get there hoping they understand what's under the job of releasing
a ready to go package...

giovanni
Il 27/giu/2014 08:45 "Nyall Dawson" <nyall.dawson at gmail.com> ha scritto:

>
> On 27/06/2014 4:35 pm, "Denis Rouzaud" <denis.rouzaud at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > For me, a summarize is: save two days of waiting (on a 4+ months
> schedule) so <1% users can compile while 99% get frustrated.
>
> I suspect the actual fraction of users who compile is much much smaller
> than this. Maybe 1 in a thousand at most, probably much lower still.
>
> >
> > Why can't we state that release is when windows + mac + ubuntu are ready?
> >
>
> +1 from me.
>
> Nyall
>
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