[Qgis-psc] Releasing LT version monthly in the first 6 months after the release

[Alexandre Neto]

Hi!

Just to make clear that I am not running any tests on the release
candidates .0 versions, as our focus is on the LTR patch releases only.
Those are the releases that we would prefer to be able to test before it
hits the qgis-ltr-full branch on osgeo4w.

Alex

A sexta, 24/03/2023, 07:48, Matthias Kuhn via QGIS-PSC <
qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org> escreveu:

> Re-adding the unintentionally removed conversation to the list.
> Thanks Andreas!
>
> On Fri, Mar 24, 2023, 08:36 Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Matthias,
>>
>> My responses are below.
>>
>> On 2023-03-23 23:42, Matthias Kuhn wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I agree with you that a monthly release makes sense, especially in the
>> beginning, but I wonder if it makes sense to change that towards the end or
>> if we can just stick to the once patch release per month that we currently
>> have. Even at this stage, I think this can help.
>>
>>
>>
>> That would be fine with me as well: keep the monthly releases until the
>> end of the life time of an LT version. That would probably make things
>> easier for Jürgen.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> As for releasing earlier for testing, I like the idea a lot but would not
>> limit it to specific people but spread it as much as possible, labeled as
>> "release candidate", 2-4 weeks before the final release to leave room for
>> reaction and possibly a second rc.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ok, yes. That is also ok for me. And I think we already do that. The
>> first version 3.0 has the label "release candidate" written on the Splash
>> screen. So that is already covered. We just have to check websites and
>> other communication if we handle the "release candidate" wording
>> consistently.
>>
>> This would then also be the response to  Alex/Giovanni: they are not the
>> only testers. All of the adventurous people who use the 3.xx.0 release are
>> testing along with them. That would be ok with me. One has to expect issues
>> with a .0 release. And the more people test, the more likely, issues are
>> discovered.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Andreas
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Bests
>> Matthias
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 23, 2023, 19:10 Andreas Neumann via QGIS-PSC <
>> qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi PSC and devs,
>>
>> It seems like there is consensus that LT can/should be released more
>> often. At least the testers Giovanni and Alex have nothing against
>> releasing LT more often - and Jürgen has it automated. Nyall and myself
>> (and probably others) are both for releasing more often - esp. in the light
>> of the combination with the quarantine rule and one month delay that comes
>> with the quarantine rule.
>>
>> So Jürgen: May I please kindly ask you to adjust the road map (
>> https://www.qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/development/roadmap.html#release-schedule
>> ) again - sorry about the back on forth in this respect.
>>
>> This would mean:
>>
>> 3.28.5: 2023-03-31
>> 3.28.6: 2023-04-28
>> 3.28.7: 2023-05-26
>> 3.28.8: 2023-06-23 --> switch to 4 month cycle
>> 3.28.9: 2023-10-27 (last 3.28.x release)
>>
>> This basically means that only the last quarter of the life span of an LT
>> release would be released in the "thinned out" mode and the releases before
>> still in the monthly cycle. In the last quarter of the life span of an LT
>> version there are typically fewer backports, because hopefully the more
>> severe issues are fixed before and it also gets more and more difficult to
>> backport for devs.
>>
>> Enterprise and gov users typically install after a version becomes LT (4
>> months after the initial release) - then they test and report issues. This
>> means that in the middle of the life span of an LT version there is still a
>> lot of feedback and fixes coming in - hence we need the monthly releases in
>> this time period.
>>
>> Thank you for your consideration - Jürgen!
>>
>> Andreas
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