[Qgis-psc] Discussing LTR Update frequency

[Harrissou s.]

Hi,
Assuming the monthly releases until February, and the release-when-critical suggestions are validated, can we go with a 4 months point release instead of 3 months? Let's align with current schedule that people are used to. I think it would be easier for everyone to expect/explain that LTR point releases are out when regular releases are than trying to guess when the LTR next point release is. Communicate a single date.

Regards,
Harrissou

Le 21 novembre 2021 12:42:01 GMT+01:00, Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net> a écrit :
>Right,
>
>If we treat the new LTR release like a "regular" release in the 
>beginning, with monthly updates, my concerns are void. Also, if we can 
>release extra versions in case of a severe issues, like Nyall suggested.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Andreas
>
>On 2021-11-20 21:14, Denis Rouzaud wrote:
>
>> Isn't there a misunderstanding when the release actually becomes LTR?
>> 
>> I would have thought that there is 1 release per month for the first 3 
>> months, and then, when it turns LTR and from this time only every 3 
>> months?
>> 
>> Le sam. 20 nov. 2021 à 09:55, Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net> a 
>> écrit :
>> 
>>> Dear PSC colleagues and core devs,
>>> 
>>> We have discussed to reduce the update frequency of the LTR release at 
>>> the last meeting. I think everybody sort of agreed to reduce the nr of 
>>> releases in the light of starting manual testing prior to release.
>>> 
>>> Marco announced that on a mail to the QGIS users mailing list: 
>>> https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/2021-November/050232.html
>>> 
>>> BUT: i don't remember that we came to a final decision/conclusion on 
>>> how often to really release. I have doubts that the fixed quarterly 
>>> releases are a good idea, because of the following:
>>> 
>>> - in the first few months of the lifetime of an LTR there are 
>>> typically way more issues discovered than later. I think that the 
>>> beginning of an LTR we need a denser release schedule than just 
>>> quarterly
>>> 
>>> - we have a quarantine rule that backports that go into the regular 
>>> release can only go into the LTR release after one month of quarantine 
>>> in the regular release. This can further delay important backports in 
>>> the light of only releasing LTR updates quarterly.
>>> 
>>> I would like to discuss whether we could have some schedule that 
>>> starts a bit denser at the beginning and then thins out later in the 
>>> lifetime of an LTR.
>>> 
>>> E.g. something like:
>>> 
>>> LTR-Release:and releases 1, 2, 4,6,9,12 months after the release.
>>> 
>>> I know this is a bit more complicated to handle, but I believe it 
>>> ŵould be more useful for the users.
>>> 
>>> What do you think?
>>> 
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