Re: [IMPORTANT] Feature Freeze for 1.6.0

[Teika Kazura <teika lavabit com>]

On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 15:43:54 +0100, Christopher Roy Bratusek wrote:
> So at the moment I don't see a reason for delay. Yet.
Ok, thank you for explanation. Sorry for slow reply.

Teika (Teika kazura)


On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 15:43:54 +0100, Christopher Roy Bratusek wrote:
> Am Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:00:21 +0900 (JST)
> schrieb Teika Kazura <teika lavabit com>:
> 
>> On Sat, 5 Dec 2009 12:10:04 +0100, Christopher Roy Bratusek wrote:
>> > Only until the 20th Dec afterwards *nothing* expect doc/po-updates
>> > or bugfixes will be applied.
>> 
>> We've got horiz / vert max'n regression, and focus-revert issue (I'm
>> not sure at all with the status of the latter; it's hard for me to
>> follow the thread of the argument ;), but will there be a postponement
>> of the release, or the date is hard-wired-iron-solid?
> 
> Well I took 22nd as release as I wanted to bring it as
> Christmas-present and I didn't want to spend too much time over
> Christmas (I'm also not at home for 2 or 3 days), so if it's necessary
> to delay, then we may do it, but when perhaps 1.6.0 will be released
> next year.
> 
> For the 1st issue there is already a patch, for the second
> it's mainly a conflict of *personal* preference, Timos pp has been
> commited, but Dereks is a different, mine is somewhere in the middle,
> so it's very difficult what to do, as the discussion is mostly not
> rational. Plus it mostly applies only for enter-exit mode and a version
> with old behaviour is on the ML, which can be posted to the wiki, too.
> 
> So at the moment I don't see a reason for delay. Yet.
> 
>> 
>> The problem is incricate, especially for the focus problem. We
>> shouldn't jump to a wrong conclusion in the "eleventh nanosecond".
>> 
>> One safe way is to fix the release date, and decide *now* not to 
>> incorporate the focus patch. Thus we can avoid the risk of taking
>> wrong solution. But this is obviously not recommendable - the 
>> quality is definitely lowered.
>> 
>> > ... Should I release a RC now? Or are you all patient enough to wait
>> > another 17 days?
>> 
>> It's better to have an RC (= release candidate, I suppose everyone
>> knows), and let them try. And if you do it, please attach a line,
>> 'even a simple line, "I installed, and seems fine for 3 days" helps a
>> lot!'
> 
> Well, it will require librep 0.90.4, which is not yet released, but
> since it's just a RC I'll release it anyway.
> 
> Chris
> 
>> 
>> With best regards,
>> Teika (Teika kazura)