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

[Matthias Kuhn]

Hi Tim,

Question proposals included below (quoted from an earlier proposal also 
in this thread).

Matthias

On 3/2/20 7:49 AM, Tim Sutton wrote:
> Hi
>
>> On 2 Mar 2020, at 06:46, Matthias Kuhn <matthias at opengis.ch 
>> <mailto: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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