Re: [cdt-dev] CDT 3.0 Closing

[Doug Schaefer <dschaefer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Alain Magloire wrote:

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> > The reason I ask is that we have a large number of bugs still open on
> > 3.0, the vast majority owned by the gang at QNX. I just want to make
> > sure we're all on the same page.
> >
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> Yes, we've been so tied up; things have a surprising way of coming together
> at the wrong moment.  How about to see after RC3 if an RC4 is needed? 8-)
>
> Note: July/August release cycles are no-nos, recipe for trouble.
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This is one of the biggest concerns I have with the CDT today. The 
quality and timing of our releases are pretty unpredictable. Much of 
this, as you mention Alain, has to do with other priorities that the 
developers have that prevents them from following through with 
commitments to the CDT community. We certainly have high quality people 
as committers so it's definitely not a personal issue. Maybe this is 
just the way it is with open source development. I have seen many open 
source projects that seem to just pop up releases randomly. Commercial 
vendors usually keep a pretty good arms length between open source 
releases and patched versions of those releases that end up in product.

I'm definitely interested in hearing everyones' opinions and 
recommendations on this matter. Is this really a problem for the 
community and, if so, can we come up with a creative solution to help 
address it.

Cheers,
Doug