RFC: Amarok 2.0 deadline September, 1

[Maximilian Kossick]

In my opinion there are two (mabye three) blockers left that we need
for 2.0: rudimentary media device support (actually: ipod support.
Although generic media device support would be nice too),
smart/dynamic playlists (a core feature of Amarok 1. afaik even winamp
has them these days), and maybe podcasts. everything else is not a
blocker for A2.0 in my opinion.

The proposed schedule is doable, but every coder but the soc students
would have to concentrate on these few areas. I might even be able to
help if I can get A2 working on stupid osx...

Max

On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Nikolaj Hald Nielsen
<nhnfreespirit at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think this is a good idea and very doable if we start focusing
> heavily on getting stuff ready.
> Also, it will allow us to use the hackathon at Akademy ( where there
> will be a ton of Amarokers ) to add the final polish!
>
> - Nikolaj
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:29 AM, Mark Kretschmann <kretschmann at kde.org> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> on IRC some of us have been discussing a possible deadline for the 2.0
>> release. The initial spark that started the discussion was the
>> announcement of the Kubuntu "next" release schedule. In short: We
>> would like Amarok 2 to become the default music player in the next
>> Kubuntu release.
>>
>> Kubuntu "Intrepid Ibex" is scheduled for release in October 2008, with
>> a deadline for applications sometime in August. I'm fairly sure they
>> would accept an Amarok 2.0 on September 01, *if* Amarok turns out to
>> be stable at that point.
>>
>> This release of Kubuntu will be completely centered around KDE 4.1. If
>> Amarok 2 will not be ready for the release, then probably Amarok 1
>> will be chosen as the default music player. As you've probably
>> noticed, KDE 3 applications are starting to look really outdated in a
>> KDE 4 environment, so this would be a shame.
>>
>> Q: Why is this post so focused on Kubuntu?
>> A: It just so happens that the Kubuntu release schedule is fairly
>> compatible with our Amarok 2 progress and our own tentative release
>> plans. So I think it makes a good aim, even if we should miss the
>> deadline. Also, (K)ubuntu is of course a very popular distro, and it
>> is of special importance to the Amarok project. I do not mean to
>> downplay the importance of the other existing distros.
>>
>> Q: What happens if a feature (e.g. from SoC students) is not ready?
>> A: No big deal. It will simply be pushed into Amarok 2.1.
>>
>>
>> Tentative release schedule for Amarok 2:
>>
>> 1) 2.0 Alpha this month
>> 2) 2.0 Beta1 and Beta2 @ July / August
>> 3) 2.0 Final @ September 01
>>
>>
>> Thank you for reading, and please let me know your opinions :)
>>
>> --
>> Mark Kretschmann
>> Amarok Developer
>> www.kde.org - amarok.kde.org
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