Hi Marcus, Am 28.01.19 um 20:30 schrieb Marcus: > Am 28.01.19 um 19:39 schrieb Jim Jagielski: >> Perfect, thx. >> >> Just so I know, what's the procedure for us doing beta releases? >> Where do they go? > > this will be our first beta release here at Apache. So, nobody can > tell you what to do / where to go and we have to find the way > together. ;-)
It is "our" second: ;-) https://archive.apache.org/dist/openoffice/4.1.0-beta/ > > I would say we should not do things different (at least not too many) > compared to our normal releases. > > After thinking a bit I suggest that we: > > - exchange the splash screen with a big and clear hint that it's a > beta (no production use, no regular support, etc.) > - prepare the install files as a normal release but with special file > names A build with the special targets (openofficebeta, sdkoobeta, ooobetalanguagepack) will do this automatically. > - no participation with the update service --disable-online-update in configure. > - upload the install files to SourceForge in an own subdir > - offer them on our download webpage If the download page can handle that, it would be perfect. Matthias > > I don't know how we can to collect the feedback. BZ is not the right > channel for this. Can we create a special beta area in the forums? > What I mean is, is there enough coverage of moderators and power users? > > Marcus > > > >>> On Jan 28, 2019, at 12:31 PM, Mechtilde <o...@mechtilde.de> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Jim, >>> >>> the beta version should contain the recent translation, so I will start >>> to prepare an update of the *.sdf files. >>> >>> Kind regards >>> >>> Am 28.01.19 um 14:20 schrieb Jim Jagielski: >>>> I think we are at a stage where we should consider doing our >>>> 1st beta release of 4.2.0... we have successful builds for macOS, >>>> Linux 32 and 64, and Windows; we have a stable 4.2.0-dev branch, >>>> and enough changes to warrant a beta release for testing and >>>> feedback (all IMO ;) ). >>>> >>>> Any comments or other thoughts? > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >
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