Thanks Dan, All feedback appreciated! It's one way to contribute, among others. I kicked off a Wiki page under "How to Contribute" -- called 2.9.x support, right now it's empty -- I'll populate it with what we discussed.
https://wiki.apache.org/cordova/2.9.x%20Support On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Dan Moore <moore...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I know this is a dev list, so please let me know if I'm out of line > posting (since I am a user and not a dev), but I couldn't restrain myself > from chiming in on this issue. > > First, thanks for supporting 2.9.x for a while. As a user developing on > top of Cordova, chasing Cordova versions can be tough. I really felt good > about committing to 2.9, especially since 3.x was such a big (good, but > big) change. > > As a user, I would advocate for: > * having a clear end of life date for 2.9.x (3.5 or 6 months or whichever > comes first). The blog is a fine place to put this, but I'd also add it to > the 2.9 docs, announce it on the phonegap google group, etc. > * porting as much as possible back (including iOS 7 support) > * documenting what you can't or won't backport in the blog and in the > 2.9.x docs, so users can make an informed choice. > > From this thread, seems like you aren't interested in porting new device > support back to 2.9.x. That is a bummer. Is that because of the effort? > > When I read that 2.9.x was going to be supported for a 'long time': > http://www.infil00p.org/introducing-cordova-2-8-1-on-android/ I wasn't > sure what that meant, but I hoped it meant support for major new versions > of devices (especially on the two marquee platforms). > > As far as no one moving to 3.x, I would say that when you specify the end > of life of 2.9.x, that will be a clear signal it is time to move. > > Anyway, I'm sure I can live with whatever is decided, but please do > communicate this as clearly and loudly as you can to us users. > > Thanks! > > > -- > Dan Moore > Developing with Cordova CLI > https://leanpub.com/developingwithcordovacli > > > ________________________________ > From: Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> > To: "dev@cordova.apache.org" <dev@cordova.apache.org> > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 9:02 AM > Subject: Re: Tag 2.9.1 > > > yes and yes! > > > On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Marcel Kinard <cmarc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > So my intepretation of these comments is: > > - backport fixes to 2.9 for serious platform breakages and "easy" plugin > > changes, not new features (new device OS capability such as iOS 7 is > > considered a new feature) > > - stop backporting anything to 2.9 when 3.5 comes out > > > > If so, should this be spelled out somwhere, such as > > cordova.apache.org/blog? > > > > On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:24 PM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote: > > > > > 3.5 > > > > > > (Or six months.) > > > > > > But ya, what Jesse said. > > > > > > On Tuesday, October 15, 2013, Jesse wrote: > > > > > >> I would not add iOS7 support. > > >> I would consider adding any plugin changes if it is not too difficult > > to do > > >> so. > > >> > > >> @purplecabbage > > >> risingj.com > > >> > > >> > > >> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 4:56 PM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Nothing is "completely" broken in iOS 7, although with iOS 7 issues > > that > > >> is > > >>> debatable. If we keep patching 2.9.x no one will move on to 3.x... > (at > > >>> least for iOS). There has to be an ending... > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Jesse <purplecabb...@gmail.com > > <javascript:;>> > > >> wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Decide what is completely broken in your platform, that is > reasonable > > >> to > > >>>> fix, and fix it. > > >>>> No promises ... just fix what we can, and document that it is > fixed. I > > >>>> think... > > >>>> > > >>>> @purplecabbage > > >>>> risingj.com > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com > > <javascript:;>> > > >> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>>> One question about this that was not answered. When does > back-porting > > >>>> end? > > >>>>> I'm not sure what we promised for 2.9.x support going forward... > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 1:16 PM, Jesse <purplecabb...@gmail.com > > <javascript:;> > > >>> > > >>> wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> Okay, I am actively working on back-porting plugin fixes into > 2.9.1 > > >>> for > > >>>>>> WP7, WP8, and Windows8 > > >>>>>> What is the status of Android, BB, iOS, ... ? > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> @purplecabbage > > >>>>>> risingj.com > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Jesse MacFadyen < > > >>>>> purplecabb...@gmail.com <javascript:;> > > >>>>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Yes, now that 3.1.0 is out the door, we can do this. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Sent from my iPad > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> On Oct 7, 2013, at 10:36 AM, Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com > > <javascript:;> > > >>> > > >>> wrote: > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> I think we need to just have everyone go through their work > > >> over > > >>>> the > > >>>>>>>> past month and see if they missed backports. I didn't actually > > >>>> have > > >>>>>>>> very much missed, and I just backported the File plugin in the > > >>>> 2.9.1 > > >>>>>>>> branch. Of course, with backporting, we need more people to > > >> look > > >>>> at > > >>>>>>>> what was in 3.1.0 and the plugins and check to make sure we > > >>>> backport > > >>>>>>>> everything, since this is really tricky and spans all the > > >> plugin > > >>>>>>>> repos. :( > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Marcel Kinard < > > >>>> cmarc...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> > > >>>>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>> This thread seems to have gone quiet without a consensus. > > >> Should > > >>>>> there > > >>>>>>> be additional 2.9.x releases going forward? > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> If so, how often? What kind of fixes should be backported? > > >>> Include > > >>>>>>> updated docs? > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>> On Oct 1, 2013, at 2:50 PM, Jesse <purplecabb...@gmail.com > > <javascript:;> > > >>> > > >>>> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>> As soon as we are done with 3.1.0 it would be a good time to > > >> go > > >>>>> back > > >>>>>>> and > > >>>>>>>>>> back-fill for a 2,9,1 release. > > >>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>> Who's with me? > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>> > > >>> > > >> > > > > >
