On Monday 05 December 2011 18:49:48 Timothy Pearson wrote: > >> Why not make a release, 3.5.14, in early January, after the move to > >> Git and the rename thing is completed?? > >> Even if it cures only a small bunch of bugs, it will be good, in many > >> respects. > > > > +1 > > > > I like this idea > > Doing a release properly requires a little over a month dedicated to > release tasks such as beta testing, compiling packages on all > distributions, compiling release notes, etc. Also, building binary > packages is not cheap, in terms of both time (of our distribution > maintainers) and money (to feed everyone's build computers with > electricity). > > Releasing after the move to GIT would not cure a lot of the more stubborn > bugs. Additionally, due to the renaming of *KDE* strings, the > distribution maintainers have some work to do in order to update their > packaging files. I don't want to place that kind of demand on our > volunteer staff during the Christmas season, and then turn right around > and demand the same thing a couple months later. > > Thoughts? My heart sank when I saw the suggestion! And why necessarily 6 monthly? It makes sense for the Ubuntu build, but that is faster than Debian's own release cycle. I personally would rather that Trinity 3.x.x were released when it is ready, rather than on time, but buggy. And surely people can wait a bit? The more of us users you lot have, the more of a demanding nuisance we shall become. We do not forward the project at all. I think all of us should shut up or put up. (Doesn't quite fit my pleas over the web-site, but you have no idea what a rare luxury your website is.) When a job applicant once told me that, if I didn't give him the job I was advertising, he would emigrate, I had to exert considerable self control to stop myself briefly replying: "Bon voyage!" If someone says "Do this or I'll go", my response is "goodbye!" (And that is if I'm feeling polite!) Carry on as you wish to. I shall continue to sit in my little corner crossing my fingers for the things that are dear to my heart. And if we have a little something that is annoying us, or that we feel we cannot live with, we can always try asking David Hare. He is a genius at workarounds. Lisi