+1 on skipping r17 +1 on releasing first of r18 According to https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/OFBIZ?selectedItem=com.atlassian.jira.jira-projects-plugin%3Arelease-page&status=unreleased the r18.12.01 is more ready to be released than r17.12.01.
Best regards, Pierre Smits *Apache Trafodion <https://trafodion.apache.org>, Vice President* *Apache Directory <https://directory.apache.org>, PMC Member* Apache Incubator <https://incubator.apache.org>, committer *Apache OFBiz <https://ofbiz.apache.org>, contributor (without privileges) since 2008* Apache Steve <https://steve.apache.org>, committer On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 12:21 PM Michael Brohl <michael.br...@ecomify.de> wrote: > According to > https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/OFBIZ/versions/12338772 there is > not too much to do to get the r17 branch issues solved. > > We could start an initiative to check the issues and their relevance, > fix the remaining and and do the release. > > What do you think? > > Thanks, > > Michael Brohl > > ecomify GmbH - www.ecomify.de > > > Am 22.01.20 um 12:11 schrieb Michael Brohl: > > I am also in favor to get the r17 Branch released soon and not > > skipping it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Michael Brohl > > > > ecomify GmbH - www.ecomify.de > > > > > > Am 09.10.19 um 11:56 schrieb Deepak Dixit: > >> Yes Jacques, > >> We can make 16 as old, release R17 as current release (once we > >> officially > >> released it), start working on R18 to make it ready for release. > >> > >> Kind Regards, > >> Deepak Dixit > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 1:01 PM Jacques Le Roux > >> <jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Deepak, > >>> > >>> I have no problems with that. For demo R16 would stay our stable or we > >>> could have it as old but not deprecated for instance? Ie we would > >>> continue > >>> to > >>> maintain R16 (as we currently do as much as possible) it but not > >>> demo it > >>> and demo R17 as stable, right? > >>> > >>> Jacques > >>> > >>> Le 09/10/2019 à 08:19, Deepak Dixit a écrit : > >>>> I think due to one feature/bug skipping R17 is not good idea, I'll > >>>> try to > >>>> backport this work to R17. > >>>> We all are working since long to make R17 stable, and I think R17 > >>>> is in > >>>> good shape. > >>>> > >>>> Making R16 deprecate, I think we need to think about Release life > >>>> cycle, > >>>> release should have at least 5-7 year of life span. As a developer > >>>> perspective it's easy to switch to new branch, but as a user > >>>> perspective > >>>> its not easy to switch to new branch frequently. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Thanks & Regards > >>>> -- > >>>> Deepak Dixit > >>>> ofbiz.apache.org > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 5:11 PM Jacques Le Roux < > >>>> jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hi, > >>>>> > >>>>> As reported by Rashi Dhagat in OFBIZ-11215 "Email password is not > >>> working" > >>>>> in R16, and actually nor in R17. > >>>>> > >>>>> It has been fixed in trunk and R18 with OFBIZ-4361. As mentioned > >>>>> there, > >>>>> it's hard to backport to R17 not even speaking about R16! > >>>>> > >>>>> I wonder if a case like that would not make R16 deprecated and > >>>>> start to > >>>>> release R18, skipping R17. > >>>>> > >>>>> Of course if people has the time, the nerves and the guts to > >>>>> backport to > >>>>> R17 and R16 they are welcome > >>>>> > >>>>> What do you think? > >>>>> > >>>>> Jacques > >>>>> > >>>>> > > > >