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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi Tim<br>
<br>
The proposed schedule sounds good to me.<br>
<br>
>The proposal on the table is that any remaining blockers be
clearly listed as known issues in the release announcements.<br>
<br>
Hm, don't you think this is bad publicity for the project? After
all, we don't list the other bugs as 'known issues', even though
they are known as well.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Marco<br>
<br>
On 12.08.2013 01:21, Tim Sutton wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi All
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<div>If we want to be ready with QGIS 2.0 for FOSS4G2013 we
should ideally be ready to branch for release at the beginning
of September (since most of us will be migrating to the land
of deep fried mars bars for September).</div>
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<div
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Here
is my proposal to achieve that:</div>
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style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br>
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<div
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
* 12 Aug GUI Freeze, String Freeze, call for final
translations</div>
<div
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">*
25 Aug - Point of no return - final decision on whether to
release with blockers</div>
<div
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">*
1 Sept - Tag QGIS 2.0, call for packaging</div>
<div
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">*
7 Sept - Public announcement of QGIS 2.0</div>
<div
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br>
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<div
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Please
consider the first item in the list in effect now, so the
GUI and strings should not change except for critical bug
fixes (icon tweaks and 'poodle fluffing the GUI' are no
longer allowed).</div>
<div
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br>
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<div
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Any
remaining Blockers at point of release will be clearly
identified as 'known issues'. On 25 August we (PSC) vote
agreement on whether to go ahead with release or to postpone
it. There would be an automatic revote each week until
quorum is reached (basically giving us 2 postponement dates
before FOSS4G). I really really really want QGIS 2.0 to be
ready for FOSS4G and it would be nice to not be working on
it at the QGIS HF in Brighton.</div>
<div
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br>
</div>
<div
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">The
proposal on the table is that any remaining blockers be
clearly listed as known issues in the release announcements.</div>
<div
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br>
</div>
<div
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Speaking
of release announcements, I have set up a very alpha-y web
site for creating a visual changelog and I am looking for
volunteers to add entries to this. If you have some time to
write about the new features coming in QGIS 2.0 please
contact me.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>If those 'out there' in the community have the ability to
fund the closing of the remaining blocker issues [1] either
by donating money to QGIS or by sponsoring developer time
independently of the QGIS project your contributions will be
so gratefully received.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Finally a reminder that there is still a call out for
nominations for new PSC members [2] so if you know someone
suitable for the post, please go ahead and nominate them!</div>
<div><br>
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<div>[1] <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://hub.qgis.org/projects/quantum-gis/issues?query_id=23">http://hub.qgis.org/projects/quantum-gis/issues?query_id=23</a><br>
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<div>[2] <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://hub.qgis.org/wiki/quantum-gis/PSC_Nominations_August_2013">http://hub.qgis.org/wiki/quantum-gis/PSC_Nominations_August_2013</a></div>
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<div>Regards</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Tim</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee
Member (Release Manager)<br>
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