http://ofbiz.116.s1.nabble.com/release4-0-OFBIZ-1106-in-or-out-tp185421p185452.html
Hmm. I didn't think about this, that we shouldn't release for sake of getting attention. It's true
that it is irritating to end-users if we release something not functional. OFBiz 4.0 is
functional. I haven't found any show-stopping bugs.
The reason for the release, IHMO, isn't to get attention. It is to steer away from rejecting
attention. Believe me, people have heard about OFBiz where I am. Quite the craze, especially where
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> But +1 for what reason?
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> We will NOT release this just to get attention. We will release it when
> there is at least a small consensus that it is ready.
>
> -David
>
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> On Nov 26, 2007, at 1:19 PM, BJ Freeman wrote:
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>> +1 beta
>>
>> probably the only way it will ever get any attention.
>>
>> David E Jones sent the following on 11/26/2007 11:44 AM:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
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