When to do a binary release? (was 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-tp185421p185442.html


On Nov 26, 2007, at 9:19 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:

> BTW I think the time is coming to answer questions like in
> http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBADMIN/Demo+and+Test+Setup+Guide?focusedCommentId=2604#comment-2604
>
> What to you think, you developpers ?

I think first things first...

The first question for the release4.0 branch is: is it ready from a  
code, etc perspective to be released?

I asked a question a few weeks ago to try to determine how many people  
are using the release branch and have found it sufficient for even a  
"beta" label (which technically even the trunk SHOULD have, ie no one  
should commit anything that isn't at least point tested)?

It only takes a couple of hours to build the release and get it  
uploaded and such. I pretty much have to do that as I'm the one who  
has been signing the releases and such (it is my signature in the KEYS  
file, etc).

Before that happens we need to make sure we're ready for a release as  
a community, and then the PMC needs to vote on a candidate revision in  
the branch for a binary release.

Right now I personally haven't tested it much, and I realistically  
won't be able to, but I am willing to vote for it if there is enough  
community feedback that it is in a good state for release. In fact,  
I'd be ecstatic to see this happen! Each PMC member needs to consider  
their own criteria for the binary release being ready, and right now  
this is mine.

So, that gets us back to the first things first thingy mentioned  
above...

Please comment everyone so we can get this moving forward!

I'll leave this on the dev list for now and we can start something in  
a bit on the user list if there isn't enough feedback here.

-David