[Qgis-psc] final countdown on the web site

[Tim Sutton]

I agree that it could be more beautiful, but personally I use that coutdown
info on the front page very often, I find it incredibly useful.

Regards

Tim

On Fri, 23 Oct 2020, 13:51 Jürgen E. Fischer, <jef at norbit.de> wrote:

> Hi Denis,
>
> On Fri, 23. Oct 2020 at 13:24:45 +0200, Denis Rouzaud wrote:
> > 1 the countdown is in minutes (not in days),
>
> On release day counting in days doesn't make much sense - and wouldn't
> help to
> tell wether 12 UTC is 13 or 14 o'clock either - which it does now.
>
> > I am expecting something to change when it reaches 0 (i.e. the download
> link to appear*)
>
> It turned into "3.16 in packaging since 2020-10-23 12:00:00 UTC".
> There's no fixed ETA for the packages to count down to.
>
>
> > 2. the fact that it is frozen is a dev thing and has no reason to be on
> the
> >    front page
> > 4. the text is barely readable (small)
>
> It just filling a little bit of otherwise white void with useful
> information
> for some.  On the main page cecause that's very easy to find, but small
> because
> it's only useful for some.
>
> I'll admit that it very simple and not a piece of art anytime.
>
>
> > 3. the time until packaging is actually the same as the time until next
> point
> >    release
>
> Because we decided to not announce the release when it happens, but once
> packages are available.  That's also why it says "in packaging" and
> "released".
> I sticked with "next release" though - and didn't come up with an less
> awkward
> version of "next date to enter packaging".
>
> Once the packaging is done, the version numbers are updated and the
> countdown
> output changes from the previously upcoming release to the next.
>
>
> > A dev is more likely to look at the roadmap.
>
> Why would he?  The information on the front page is IMHO much easier to
> find.
> The roadmap is a bunch of clicks or a search away - if you don't have a
> bookmark (which I still don't have).
>
>
> Jürgen
>
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