[Qgis-psc] Formal request to extend LTR life span to two years

[Tim Sutton]

Hi

> On 2 Mar 2020, at 06:46, Matthias Kuhn <matthias at opengis.ch> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> May I re-raise my proposal to start a poll on how LTR's are actually used to get an understanding of our users.
> 
> Wouldn't it be nice to not only help our users to focus on data -- but also have data for our own decision making too?

If you / we come up with a nice set of questions for the poll, we can add a link to it in the QGIS feed - apparently posting stuff there does have a big impact.

Regards

Tim


> 
> 
>> For reference, I planned to trigger a survey to get a better idea of our users later this year which could help us having a better decision base regarding release management. I thought to push this forward in summer (when people have experience in migrating from 3.4 to 3.10 and we don't have many effects from a 2 to 3 upgrade in the stats anymore), but we can as well do it sooner.
>> 
>> 
>> - Which QGIS version are you currently using (3.4, 3.10, another LR)
>> 
>> - How often do you upgrade patch versions (monthly, sometimes, never)
>> 
>> - When do you plan to upgrade to the next version
>> 
>> - Size of organisation / installations
>> 
>> - What is the main reason for not upgrading patch releases more often (Why should I if everyting just works; Internal testing takes too long; Internal application deployment is complicated/expensive; I already update every patch release; Patch releases tend to break things; I didn't know there are patch releases; Other)
>> 
>> - What is the main reason for not upgrading the main QGIS version earlier (Internal testing takes time; Never change a running system - I do not trust new releases; Plugins are incompatible; I always wait for x patch releases before upgrading out of habit; Other)
>> 
>> - In an ideal world, how often would you prefer to have new LTR versions (1y, 2y, 5y, I use every release regardless if LTR or not)
>> 
>> - Do you have a support agreement with a core developer / company to fix blocker issues before upgrading
>> 
>> 
>> Feedback on it very welcome.
> 
> Matthias
> 
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