Re: [Wikitech-l] Tentative specs for MW releases

2012-10-16 Thread Mark A. Hershberger
On 10/14/2012 09:29 PM, Tyler Romeo wrote: I also think we should have better plans on what is actually going to be in each release. In other words, a site administrator should be able to know what new features are planned for the next release before the actual release has been made. Maybe

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tentative specs for MW releases

2012-10-16 Thread planetenxin
I like the idea of LTS releases which are very useful in enterprise environments with focus on stability and maintenance. We typically build our MediaWiki Enterprise stacks on Ubuntu Server LTS... /Alexander Am 15.10.2012 03:26, schrieb Mark A. Hershberger: I said I would lay out my thoughts

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tentative specs for MW releases

2012-10-16 Thread Mark A. Hershberger
On 10/16/2012 10:43 AM, planetenxin wrote: I like the idea of LTS releases which are very useful in enterprise environments with focus on stability and maintenance. We typically build our MediaWiki Enterprise stacks on Ubuntu Server LTS.. How many of these stacks do you deploy? Would you be

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tentative specs for MW releases

2012-10-16 Thread Tyler Romeo
I am aware of the RELEASE-NOTES file. However, it is only updated once a feature has been merged into the codebase, There should be some general idea of at least what is planned for a release before the code is actually written. *--* *Tyler Romeo* Stevens Institute of Technology, Class of 2015

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tentative specs for MW releases

2012-10-16 Thread Mark A. Hershberger
On 10/16/2012 11:45 AM, Tyler Romeo wrote: There should be some general idea of at least what is planned for a release before the code is actually written. This would mean getting any non-WMF contributors (the volunteers) to spec out what they planned to work on before hand and be committed to

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tentative specs for MW releases

2012-10-16 Thread Tyler Romeo
As a sort of compromise, maybe we could write up a list of new features MediaWiki administrators would find useful a month before the release is planned. By that time, we've got a very good idea of what is going to be in it. This seems like a good idea. Even if we never follow through with

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tentative specs for MW releases

2012-10-16 Thread Chad
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Mark A. Hershberger m...@everybody.org wrote: On 10/16/2012 11:45 AM, Tyler Romeo wrote: There should be some general idea of at least what is planned for a release before the code is actually written. This would mean getting any non-WMF contributors (the

[Wikitech-l] Tentative specs for MW releases

2012-10-14 Thread Mark A. Hershberger
I said I would lay out my thoughts regarding MW releases this weekend, so here goes. First: I want to provide a regular schedule so users know what to expect, but something that a volunteer (me, for now) can achieve. Second: I want to provide something that Linux distributors can incorporate

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tentative specs for MW releases

2012-10-14 Thread Tyler Romeo
I do like the idea of a semiannual release. On a related note, I also think we should have better plans on what is actually going to be in each release. In other words, a site administrator should be able to know what new features are planned for the next release before the actual release has been

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tentative specs for MW releases

2012-10-14 Thread Chad
Release notes? -Chad On Oct 14, 2012 9:30 PM, Tyler Romeo tylerro...@gmail.com wrote: I do like the idea of a semiannual release. On a related note, I also think we should have better plans on what is actually going to be in each release. In other words, a site administrator should be able to