[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Timetable for Evergreen 2.6 [RM2.6]

[Rogan Hamby]

I think the abbreviated time table is appropriate.  I know 2.5 got delayed
for a lot of good reasons (and that I agreed with) but I don't want to see
the ongoing schedule shifted due to it.


On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Dan Wells <dbw2 at calvin.edu> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> First, thank you to everyone for the show of support in keeping me on for
> 2.6.  A few people did express concern that I might be over-burdened as I
> continue as the maintainer for 2.5.  I think that concern is valid, but I
> think we can also take a wait-and-see approach to the issue.  My brief
> experience with maintaining 2.5 leads me to believe that packaging a
> release is more about achieving the necessary focus than about the actual
> time involved, so it's my hope that handling two releases will give me some
> economies of scale, so to speak.  We shall see, and I won't hesitate to ask
> for help if needed.
>
> Second, I want to solicit feedback on a preliminary timeline for 2.6.  As
> stated before, I think we will be best served to have an abbreviated
> release which gets us back on our March/September timeline.  With that in
> mind, here is what I am thinking:
>
> alpha (bugs targetted) - Jan. 16
> alpha cut - Jan. 21
> beta (bugs targetted) - Feb. 4
> beta cut - Feb. 11
> RC (bugs targetted) - Mar. 4
> RC - Mar. 6
>
> Of these dates, the most meaningful is of course the beta cutoff, which
> would effectively be Feb. 4.  I am also scheduling the longest
> review/commit period for the beta release, since I expect there to be the
> usual bulge of pullrequests.
>
> So, do we collectively think this is doable?  If not, what adjustments
> should we consider?
>
> Thanks for your thoughts,
> Dan




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Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA
Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services,
York County Library System

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