[OPEN-ILS-DEV] [RM] Call for roadmap entries for Evergreen 3.0

[James Keenan]

I agree with Chris and Jason. I also think, as Galen mentioned, 2.10 is an alright version number.

Jim

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From: Open-ils-dev [mailto:open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Jason Stephenson
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 9:43 AM
To: Evergreen Development Discussion List
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] [RM] Call for roadmap entries for Evergreen 3.0

Quoting Chris Sharp <csharp at georgialibraries.org>:

>
> I think the criterion for a "3.0" release is pretty straightforward.  
>  If the web client will be fully usable in all major functionality 
> (Circulation, Cataloging, Administration, Acquisitions), with multiple 
> printer options and standalone in place and easily installable by a 
> reasonably experienced Windows administrator, we should call it 3.0 
> and have a big splash news release about it.  If not, I think we 
> should go with 2.10.
>
> I agree that beating the dead horse of release numbering in general is 
> not productive, but as with 2.0 several years ago, 3.0 should mean 
> more than "that number was next".

I just want to say that for the most part, I agree with Chris. I'm not married to version numbers, but I've long thought 3.0 should be reserved for when the browser staff client is recommended over the XUL client.


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