Re: [Banshee-List] proposal to adopt the GNOME release schedule

[Ken VanDine <ken vandine org>]

This is a great idea, and should benefit everyone.  The GNOME release
schedule has proven to be very helpful for both distros and projects.
It will help translators, developers and packagers plan and ensure
maximum success for the banshee project.

--Ken


On Fri, 2009-11-20 at 19:30 -0800, Gabriel Burt wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> 
> I think it would be valuable to Banshee as a project and community to
> adopt GNOME's release schedule.  We would put out big releases,
> intended to be picked up by various distros, on a six-month cycle.
> What do you think?
> 
> I've summarized the upcoming release schedule
> (http://live.gnome.org/TwoPointTwentynine/) and included a proposal
> for how Banshee could adopt it.
> 
> Date   Banshee        GNOME schedule
> 11-18  1.5.2 (11-20)  unstable release
> 12-02  1.5.3          unstable release
> 12-16  1.5.4          unstable release
> 12-23  1.5.5          unstable release
> 01-11                 announce string/UI changes
> 01-13  1.5.6          unstable release
> 01-18                 API freeze
> 01-25                 feature freeze
> 01-27  1.5.7          unstable release
> 02-08                 UI freeze
> 02-24  1.5.98         beta release
> 03-10  1.5.99         RC release
> 03-31  1.6.0          stable release
> 04-28  1.6.1          stable release
> 05-06  1.7.0          unstable release
> 
> I think this would really change Banshee in a great way.  Distros,
> translators, and documenters will know when to expect releases (and of
> what quality).
> 
> I've been itching to get 1.6 out, since we said we would try to get it
> out by August.  But the biggest reason for a new big release is to get
> it in front of users - and they do that by upgrading their distros, so
> we might as well align our schedule with GNOME and the distros.
> 
> Gabriel
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