Re: release4.0: OFBIZ-1106 (in or out?)

Posted by David E Jones on
URL: http://ofbiz.116.s1.nabble.com/release4-0-OFBIZ-1106-in-or-out-tp185421p185436.html


On Nov 27, 2007, at 7:02 PM, Jonathon -- Improov wrote:

> BJ has mentioned a few outstanding issues that could make the binary  
> release look incomplete.
>
> Frankly, OFBiz 4.0 is far from complete, but not because it doesn't  
> have anything more than half-baked features. It's because it has so  
> many new features slapped on that are not fully implemented yet.  
> OFBiz 4.0 has enough core features to be a fully functional release.
>
> While it is true that it would be good to remove those half-baked  
> features (red herrings), it would take way too much time. Also, the  
> effort would be destructive, not constructive. Would rather evolve  
> OFBiz 4.0 into the 4.x family to complete those half-baked features  
> over time.
>
> Also true that OFBiz 4.0, with its numerous new features that are  
> half-baked, could make it look bad. If we already had *one* binary  
> release, we could still use that binary release to continue  
> collecting bug reports for the next release. But as it is now, we  
> don't have a single binary release for OFBiz 4.0. With a binary  
> release, chances are we will have more testers.

Being more specific is far more helpful, BTW, than generalities.

My thoughts on these though are:

1. I disagree, I think the assertion about half-baked is false; the  
feature set is what it is

2. I agree the idea of half baked features is a red-herring, and  
should be ignored ;) , in other words not necessarily key to the  
stability of the release

-David