Release plan for PA3?

[flash yan]

On 08/09/2012 06:53 PM, Thomas Pfeiffer wrote:
> 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?
>
I do think so.It is important to make PA3 stable for common use.But it 
will spend more time,including test and fix bugs.

Brad