On Mon, 8 Dec 2014 09:19:17 -0800 Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 5:32 AM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> wrote: > > > On 07/12/2014 jan i wrote: > > > >> On Sunday, December 7, 2014, Kay Schenk wrote: > >> > >>> On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 9:30 AM, jan i wrote: > >>> > >>>> Maybe its just me, but it seems all of the above is forgotten, at least > >>>> I > >>>> cannot see any mentions on this ML. > >>>> > >>> > > Indeed, and thanks for raising it! The two main discussions we had in > > Budapest concerned the Infrastructure actions (and here I already reported > > with the message Kay indicated) and the next release (and on this I didn't > > have time to report yet; good that you started this discussion). > > > > Regarding the next release. Of course, most of us have no idea what the > >>> discussion in Budapest actually entailed with respect to this, but the > >>> latest discussion can be found from this link -- > >>> http://markmail.org/message/aehavvvhiz6les6q > >>> > >> > > Yes, basically we agreed with that plan, but an important new addition we > > have is digital signing (to be precise, digital signing that Windows will > > accept). > > > > My take on the above is that a goal before the next release was to have a > >>> complete buildbot infrastructure in place at Apache ... > >>> > >> ...making that a requirement for > >> a release seems to be a perfect excuse to continue talking. > >> We could on the other hand, if we pulled together, bring out a windows > >> release in a couple of weeks, with digital signing > >> > > > > I'm open to both options: re-releasing the Windows 4.1.1 binaries with > > digital signing or releasing 4.1.2 (source + binaries for all platforms) > > with digital signing, possible new languages and bugfixes. > > > > We could actually do both, if you believe it makes sense: > > - signed 4.1.1 (next Windows binaries only) by end of December > > > > I don't like the above idea at all! I think this would be VERY confusing to > our user community. > > > > - 4.1.2 in January > > > > I think a release of any kind in January is too optimistic. > > My feeling is that until we get buildbots in place on Apache gear, with > testing, it's kind of premature to discuss a next release. This, of course, > means that all binaries for all languages will need to be built on Apache > buildbot. Will space be an issue? > > And, we need a new release manager. > > And, I didn't review the infra ticket on Cent OS carefully. Until we make a > decision that we do not want to provide Linux-32 binaries, we need a 32-bit > Cent OS 5 buildbot. I'' create a new ticket today. Possibly because most OO developers have 64 bit computers, we tend to overlook the need for 32 bit versions of OO. We should not lose sight of the need for such versions - it as a way of introducing people using older machines. Most of the older people I know (mostly 65+, retired) are using 32 bit machines, often handed down from their children. RoryOF > > > Setting a translation deadline early in 2015 (like 4 January or 11 > > January) would allow us to work with translators during the end-of-year > > holidays and get a couple more languages in, as well as identifying the > > bugs to be fixed. For example https://issues.apache.org/ooo/ > > show_bug.cgi?id=125567 is a good candidate, but still needs substantial > > investigation it seems. > > > > This is of course only my opinion and possibly a very lonely one. > >> > > > > It's a good one. Let's see how to move on. > > > > Regards, > > Andrea. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > MzK > > "There's a bit of magic in everything, > and some loss to even things out." > -- Lou Reed -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org