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List: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: 3.3 release
From: Richard Dale <Richard_Dale () tipitina ! demon ! co ! uk>
Date: 2004-10-12 10:00:19
Message-ID: 200410121100.19356.Richard_Dale () tipitina ! demon ! co ! uk
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On Tuesday 12 October 2004 06:55, Rainer Endres wrote:
> Hi
>
> On Tuesday 12 October 2004 04:18, Benjamin Meyer wrote:
> > Do you think this is a little too soon? One month from release to
> > release? Is that enough time for feedback?
>
> You realize the 3.3.x releases are _bugfix_ releases?
>
> They add languages or fix crtical bugs. I strongly opose to adopt MS
> strategy to fix bugs every 2 years with a Service Pack.
>
> If there are serious regressions in higher 3.3.x releases we have to be
> more strict about the "backporting" and not release once every year "to
> provide feedback".
>
> We only get higher numbers of bugreports for released versions. The people
> compiling CVS have a much higher bug tolerance before they report.
>
> Please rethink if you really want to hold bugfix releases away from the
> user.
In my case with the KDE java bindings, I managed to completely screw them up
for the 3.3.1 release. So for those who wish for longer release cycles, how
about treating odd numbered releases as _bug_introduction_ release while even
numbered ones can be _bugfix_ releases? :)
-- Richard
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