as per the bug found today on Re: HtmlWidget missing a MapStack pop? there are bugs and ver 40 needs a good test. per the commit on this bug Ver 4.0 was not updated.
:( Jacopo Cappellato sent the following on 11/26/2007 11:52 AM: > Frankly speaking, my interest for the release branch is low, I've not > tested it too much and I usually suggest to clients to build their > fortune on the trunk. > That said it would be great to release it, if there is consensus from > the community. > > Jacopo > > David E Jones wrote: >> >> On Nov 26, 2007, at 9:19 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote: >> >>> BTW I think the time is coming to answer questions like in >>> http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBADMIN/Demo+and+Test+Setup+Guide?focusedCommentId=2604#comment-2604 >>> >>> >>> What to you think, you developpers ? >> >> I think first things first... >> >> The first question for the release4.0 branch is: is it ready from a >> code, etc perspective to be released? >> >> I asked a question a few weeks ago to try to determine how many people >> are using the release branch and have found it sufficient for even a >> "beta" label (which technically even the trunk SHOULD have, ie no one >> should commit anything that isn't at least point tested)? >> >> It only takes a couple of hours to build the release and get it >> uploaded and such. I pretty much have to do that as I'm the one who >> has been signing the releases and such (it is my signature in the KEYS >> file, etc). >> >> Before that happens we need to make sure we're ready for a release as >> a community, and then the PMC needs to vote on a candidate revision in >> the branch for a binary release. >> >> Right now I personally haven't tested it much, and I realistically >> won't be able to, but I am willing to vote for it if there is enough >> community feedback that it is in a good state for release. In fact, >> I'd be ecstatic to see this happen! Each PMC member needs to consider >> their own criteria for the binary release being ready, and right now >> this is mine. >> >> So, that gets us back to the first things first thingy mentioned above... >> >> Please comment everyone so we can get this moving forward! >> >> I'll leave this on the dev list for now and we can start something in >> a bit on the user list if there isn't enough feedback here. >> >> -David >> >> > > > >
