On 11/11/13 3:59 PM, Rob Weir wrote: > On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 3:32 AM, Shenfeng Liu <liush...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, all, >> It was one month since 4.0.1 release. And I noticed some some great works >> are going to be delivered soon. e.g. the IA2 framework from Steve, the Mac >> 64-bit support from Herbert, and Windows Patch mechanism from Andre. >> >> So I'm thinking, is it a good time to start the 4.1 plan now? We should >> deliver those great value to our users through a formal release ASAP! And >> IMO, even only the 3 items above can be enough for a release to be called >> 4.1. We also want to do OOXML improvement by integrating OSBA patches, and >> enhance user experience like in-place Input Field, and many other things... >> While, I think we can keep the continuous improvement across releases. From >> the record breaking download number since 4.0 and 4.0.1, I feel that >> keeping regular release is very important to response to our users, attract >> more new comers, and bring this product to success. >> >> So I suggest we start the 4.1 plan now, and set a target date. Since 4.0 >> was in July, 4.0.1 was in Oct, I feel some time in 1Q will be a good time >> for 4.1. >> > > Hi Simon, > > Something to think about: After 4.0.0 we discussed having a public > beta with out next major release. If we think this is worth doing, > then we should plan on two dates: 1) A public beta data, and 2) a > final release date. For the beta to be useful I think we would want > it to last 3-4 weeks, enough time to process any new bug reports, > identify any critical regressions, and fix them.
4 weeks between both is a minimum form my pov But having a beta is of course the route we should take. Juergen > > Regards, > > -Rob > > >> I suggest to update the 4.1 planning wiki[1] and: >> (1) Set the target date. >> (2) Clean up the planning list, starting from leaving only the active >> items, and moving the rest to project backlog[2]. >> >> Any suggestion/comments? >> >> >> [1] >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.1+Release+Planning >> [2] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Project+Blog >> >> >> - Shenfeng (Simon) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
