Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:20:12 -0800 From: "Joe S" <js.lists@gmail.com> To: "Maxim Khitrov" <mkhitrov@gmail.com> Cc: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Release schedules Message-ID: <f2c294a10812121220r78835060n5ed756051e92d916@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <26ddd1750812121149r6581ace1gec21e415afe3deca@mail.gmail.com> References: <200811121259.25046.jonathan%2Bfreebsd-questions@hst.org.za> <20081112120147.GA62386@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <f2c294a10812120920l4d11bebfgd5c9208336b075b@mail.gmail.com> <18754.42851.295211.155980@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <4ad871310812121028m4e368da4n69e06d592e312eb0@mail.gmail.com> <26ddd1750812121113o1590d54r9962ec3d22a20bdb@mail.gmail.com> <4ad871310812121128y18db1c19n8aa45dcc75794739@mail.gmail.com> <26ddd1750812121149r6581ace1gec21e415afe3deca@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Maxim Khitrov <mkhitrov@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Maxim Khitrov <mkhitrov@gmail.com> wrote: >>> For example, RC2 builds were scheduled for 29 September 2008. When >>> that day comes (or same week perhaps), whoever has the ability to >>> change the release schedule page should update it regardless of what >>> happened. If RC2 builds started, that should be reflected in the >>> 'actual' column. Otherwise, if it's a minor change in the timeline, >>> put the new expected date in. As is the case of 7.1 release, if the >>> person honestly has no idea when RC2 will happen, put in 'December', >>> 'January', 'Second half of January'... 'Sometime next year' if it's >>> that uncertain. Anything at all; it takes 5 minutes to do. In the >>> worst case, your estimate will need to be updated again in a month or >>> two. In the best case, the release will be made before the expected >>> date. I, for one, promise not to complain about that. :) >>> >> >> If the sacrifice is an out-of-date column in a webpage while bugs are >> being worked out, in my opinion, that's fine with me. (IMHO) > > My point was that it shouldn't be one or the other. Taking a few > minutes to update the web page does not interfere with the debugging > process. It also doesn't force developers to follow that timeline. It > is simply an indication to the users what their expectations should be > at the present time. > > - Max Again, I wonder if the reason for the delays is that too much work is being taken on for each release. I agree that FreeBSD should be released when it is done and quality is of utmost importance. Perhaps it would be better to focus on adding a few less features than planned, so that they can be implemented well and on time. I admit, I am not part of the project, and in the end, I have no idea what's going on. I just know that other projects with FAR less developers have found a way to do this, so it's not *that* hard.
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