Hi!
I see that we do not have a lot of changes in 5.4 since last release. So
I wonder if it may make sense to reduce release frequency now that we
got less bugfixes coming in, say from monthly to 1.5 or 2 months between
release. What do you think?
Just to be clear, I have no problem (excepting unforeseen circumstances,
of course) still doing monthly, just not sure it's worth it if we'd have
less than 10 bugfixes per release...
Stanislav Malyshev, Software Architect
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I see that we do not have a lot of changes in 5.4 since last release. So
I wonder if it may make sense to reduce release frequency now that we
got less bugfixes coming in, say from monthly to 1.5 or 2 months between
release. What do you think?Just to be clear, I have no problem (excepting unforeseen circumstances,
of course) still doing monthly, just not sure it's worth it if we'd have
less than 10 bugfixes per release…
if there's at least one REAL bug fix in release it's worth it
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Alexey Zakhlestin indeyets@gmail.com wrote:
if there's at least one REAL bug fix in release it's worth it
So, what is a "real" bugfix? Most things are responses on bug reports by users. Form them it is real.
On the other hand most things we fix these days (especially when looking at 5.3) are really minor things which mostly can easily be worked-around and barely hit anybody (if bugs are reported >5 years after that code was initially released it's barely hit)
As said in a recent thread for 5.3 I plan to reduce the release amount after February, I don't mind delaying the upcoming releases a bit, I haven't checked commits and bugs which came in during the holiday season, yet.
johannes
Alexey Zakhlestin indeyets@gmail.com wrote:
if there's at least one REAL bug fix in release it's worth it
So, what is a "real" bugfix? Most things are responses on bug reports by users. Form them it is real.
String typos are not "real". Segfault fixes and inconsistent behaviour fixes are "real".
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Alexey Zakhlestin
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hi Stas,
Hi!
I see that we do not have a lot of changes in 5.4 since last release. So
I wonder if it may make sense to reduce release frequency now that we
got less bugfixes coming in, say from monthly to 1.5 or 2 months between
release. What do you think?Just to be clear, I have no problem (excepting unforeseen circumstances,
of course) still doing monthly, just not sure it's worth it if we'd have
less than 10 bugfixes per release...
I would go from a case by case basis. I received really good feedback
about our more frequent releases. Any bug is important to some of our
users, however we could prioritize them and see if the available fixes
are important enough to do a release, if not, we do it next month. But
then no delay anymore, two months delay between two releases the max
:)
Cheers,
Pierre
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As an "outsider" I would say consistency is king. Knowing that I can
rely on when new versions come out is much more important than whether
they contain 9 or 11 bug fixes. So, pick a schedule that works and
stick to it.
Just my thoughts.
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