+1
Good idea. That will simplify a few things!
Regards
Am 23.02.2012 um 09:35 schrieb Jacopo Cappellato
<jacopo.cappell...@hotwaxmedia.com>:
> Hi devs,
>
> I would like to propose to officially close the two oldest branches:
>
> release4.0
> release09.04
>
> When the branches will be closed:
> * we will no more backport fixes to them (no commits in general will be done)
> * if a user will submit a patch for the branch in Jira we will resolve as
> "won't fix": the patch will still be there for interested parties
> * no new release will be created in the future from the two branches
> * the OFBiz download page will explain that the branches are old and no more
> supported
> * (optional) we could "close" the Jira versions for them and resolve as
> "won't fix" outstanding issues if only related to these branches
>
> The result would be that, if the current vote for the release "Apache OFBiz
> 09.04.02" will pass then the 09.04.02 will be the last (and third) release of
> this branch.
> Of course we could still return on this decision if something new will
> happen... but I doubt because the number of commits lately has been very low.
>
> The main goal is to help the community to have a clearer roadmap for the
> future and to help to focus on more defined targets: older branches are not
> supported, but the community will always try to backport fixes to the last
> two/three branches: the currently active branches are 11.04, 10.04 and the
> upcoming 12.04.
> Following the same rule ("no more than three active release branches at a
> time") we could plan to "close" the 10.04 branch around (sometime before)
> April 2013 (when the new release branch 13.04 will be created).
>
> This is a small and natural step in the direction of having some sort of
> roadmap for the project.
> This, together with the discussion going on in thread "Proposal about a time
> based release plan" should be enough to define and create a nice and clean
> release roadmap.
>
> We could start an official vote thread if there is interest in this, or, less
> formally, we could more simply use this thread to discuss pros and cons and
> find an agreement.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Jacopo
>
