ofbiz latest stable version

[Anil Sharma]

Hello Guys,

Can any one please tell me what is the current stable ofbiz release. what us the difference between ofbiz-release9.04 and  ofbiz-release4.0. why is both ofbiz9.04 and ofbiz4.0 being developed parallely


Thanks,
Anil Sharma

[Mridul Pathak-2]

Hi Anil,

The latest OFBiz release is 9.04.  Release 9.04 has more features then that
of 4.0, you can find the differences at
http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBIZ/Main+New+Features.  No new development
occurs in the stable releases, just bug fixes, thats why they are called
stable releases.  Many people use release 4.0 and thats the reason it is
still eligible for bug fixes.  All the development is done in trunk.
--
Thanks & Regards
Mridul Pathak
Hotwax Media
http://www.hotwaxmedia.com
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On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Anil Sharma <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> Hello Guys,
>
> Can any one please tell me what is the current stable ofbiz release. what
> us
> the difference between ofbiz-release9.04 and  ofbiz-release4.0. why is both
> ofbiz9.04 and ofbiz4.0 being developed parallely
>
>
> Thanks,
> Anil Sharma
> --
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>
>

[Anil Sharma]

Hello Mridul,

Thanks for prompt reply. Actually I have some requirements which matches with that in ofbiz9.04 like Human Resource, Order Management and Product Management and warehouse etc. So now I need to make a decision to go with ofbiz9.04 or ofbiz4.0. Can you please suggest me any one in terms of features and Stability of code.

Thanks,
Anil Sharma.

Anil Sharma wrote

Hello Guys,

Can any one please tell me what is the current stable ofbiz release. what us the difference between ofbiz-release9.04 and  ofbiz-release4.0. why is both ofbiz9.04 and ofbiz4.0 being developed parallely


Thanks,
Anil Sharma

[Ashish Vijaywargiya]

Release-9.04 is more stable and feature reach then Release-4.0.
Although if you are a developer and you understand how things are coming in
OFBiz then I would prefer you to go with trunk.

Just start your development keeping your custom component in hot-deploy
directory on trunk and take update daily or weekly which ever option is more
appropriate for you.

--
Ashish

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Anil Sharma <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> Hello Mridul,
>
> Thanks for prompt reply. Actually I have some requirements which matches
> with that in ofbiz9.04 like Human Resource, Order Management and Product
> Management and warehouse etc. So now I need to make a decision to go with
> ofbiz9.04 or ofbiz4.0. Can you please suggest me any one in terms of
> features and Stability of code.
>
> Thanks,
> Anil Sharma.
>
>
> Anil Sharma wrote:
> >
> > Hello Guys,
> >
> > Can any one please tell me what is the current stable ofbiz release. what
> > us the difference between ofbiz-release9.04 and  ofbiz-release4.0. why is
> > both ofbiz9.04 and ofbiz4.0 being developed parallely
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Anil Sharma
> >
>
> --
> View this message in context:
> http://www.nabble.com/ofbiz-latest-stable-version-tp25468563p25469737.html
> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
>

[Mridul Pathak-2]

Anil,
    I would definitely go with Ashish's suggestion here.  Releasing a stable
version doesn't means that trunk is not stable.  Even the trunk is always
stable except a few incidences.  Working on trunk gives you opportunity to
leverage most recent updates.  For instance, you have requirements of Human
Resource component and after release 9.04 there have been many improvements
in this component, which you can facilitate by working on latest trunk.
 Keeping an eye on commits and dev mailing list can help you decide when to
take updates, without breaking your custom code.

---
Thanks & Regards
Mridul Pathak
Hotwax Media
http://www.hotwaxmedia.com
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On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Ashish Vijaywargiya <
[hidden email]> wrote:

> Release-9.04 is more stable and feature reach then Release-4.0.
> Although if you are a developer and you understand how things are coming in
> OFBiz then I would prefer you to go with trunk.
>
> Just start your development keeping your custom component in hot-deploy
> directory on trunk and take update daily or weekly which ever option is
> more
> appropriate for you.
>
> --
> Ashish
>
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Anil Sharma <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hello Mridul,
> >
> > Thanks for prompt reply. Actually I have some requirements which matches
> > with that in ofbiz9.04 like Human Resource, Order Management and Product
> > Management and warehouse etc. So now I need to make a decision to go with
> > ofbiz9.04 or ofbiz4.0. Can you please suggest me any one in terms of
> > features and Stability of code.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Anil Sharma.
> >
> >
> > Anil Sharma wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello Guys,
> > >
> > > Can any one please tell me what is the current stable ofbiz release.
> what
> > > us the difference between ofbiz-release9.04 and  ofbiz-release4.0. why
> is
> > > both ofbiz9.04 and ofbiz4.0 being developed parallely
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Anil Sharma
> > >
> >
> > --
> > View this message in context:
> >
> http://www.nabble.com/ofbiz-latest-stable-version-tp25468563p25469737.html
> > Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
> >
> >
>

[c.schinzer]

All,


talking about that, I have a related question which actually would also
explain the uncertainty that is behind the initial question of this
mail-thread:

   - How is the Release Plan document and the Main New Features document
   related?
   - When will the next official release happen?

I believe there is a main part in the project management missing if the
trunk is just left as is and anyone can do anything in order to improve the
piece they are just interested in. Is there any initiative from the
commiter's side to channel improvements on a certain component into a
release roadmap and e.g. include only functional extensions in on or a
handful of "focus" components plus bugfixes into the next "official
release"?

In simpler terms, does anyone have an idea when we will see an official
release higher than 9.04? E.g. 9.10 in October?

I know this would involve a lot of work in screening open Jira issues,
collating them into functional releases and coordination the dev community
to deliver into a previously planned release cycle. Do you guys think the
project is ready for that? (and let me know whether & where I could possibly
help).

Thanks & regards


Carsten

[Jacques Le Roux]

From: "Carsten Schinzer" <[hidden email]>
> All,
>
>
> talking about that, I have a related question which actually would also
> explain the uncertainty that is behind the initial question of this
> mail-thread:
>
>   - How is the Release Plan document and the Main New Features document
>   related?

Not much.

>   - When will the next official release happen?

AFAIK no decision has been already taken. Historically, we could expect one for 2011... I can tell you that this time the release
(R9.04) is really better

> I believe there is a main part in the project management missing if the
> trunk is just left as is and anyone can do anything in order to improve the
> piece they are just interested in. Is there any initiative from the
> commiter's side to channel improvements on a certain component into a
> release roadmap and e.g. include only functional extensions in on or a
> handful of "focus" components plus bugfixes into the next "official
> release"?

As it has been said already many times, OFBiz is a true open source project driven by a community and not a phoney driven by a
company behind. This (not specially OFBiz I mean), IMO, is not only noble but will tremendously change the futur of software and
hopefully the world, whaaaa... But it has also some drawbacks : more difficult to organize, less man power, etc. These are some of
the reasons why we have not been able so far to do somethning like you suggest. And to be franc, I doubt we will, at least in a
predictibile future.

> In simpler terms, does anyone have an idea when we will see an official
> release higher than 9.04? E.g. 9.10 in October?

Nobody has an idea since the community has not discussed this already.

> I know this would involve a lot of work in screening open Jira issues,
> collating them into functional releases and coordination the dev community
> to deliver into a previously planned release cycle. Do you guys think the
> project is ready for that? (and let me know whether & where I could possibly
> help).

You certainly can help (and you already began IIRW), here is the official beginning :
http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBADMIN/OFBiz+Contributors+Best+Practices

Thanks

Jacques

> Thanks & regards
>
>
> Carsten
>