Release plan for PA3?

[Thomas Pfeiffer]

Hi all,

I am in favor of getting PA3 out before we merge in big changes, but I'm not 
really happy with just slapping a version number onto whatever we currently have 
and releasing it.
Instead I personally think PA is mature enough to do "proper" release management 
- like KDE SC or several Extragear projects - by now, meaning
- Branching PA3 out from Trunk
- Setting a feature freeze (since we're not in the standard translation process 
yet, we won't need a string freeze, correct?)
- Maybe doing a Beta release
- Doing one or more RC(s)
- Releasing only when PA3 is stable enough
I don't think we can get PA3 out in August that way, but we could reopen Trunk 
for the merges before we release PA3.

I believe that especially Vivaldi owners (I assume they will receive their 
devices in the near future) should get a release which is stable enough (even if 
not "feature-complete") for everyday use soon. If we put out PA3 in a hurry just 
because we want to merge in new stuff, they will be stuck with an unfinished 
product until PA4, which I don't think is a good thing. Yes, those who have 
preordered Vivaldi tablets are surely mostly enthusiasts / geeks who don't mind 
a few bugs, but they should be able to show their devices to their friends 
without fearing that something might break easily.

What do you think?

Cheers,
Thomas