[Zope-dev] Time-based releases a good idea?

[Jens Vagelpohl]

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On 14 Jun 2006, at 09:44, Andreas Jung wrote:

> --On 14. Juni 2006 07:32:42 +0100 Chris Withers  
> <chris at simplistix.co.uk> wrote:
>> I know the good reasoning behind the time-based releases, but have  
>> they
>> really worked out?
>
> Yes and No.
>
> Yes: It's a must to have Zope 2 and Zope 3 in sync. Zope 2  
> development got a some more momentum again..
> No: Half a yr is a short time. Major changes happened right short  
> before the first beta release. Not all Zope users won't follow this  
> fast release cycle.

Yes, the 6 month cycle is very short. All of a sudden we have a  
situation where a whole slew of releases/branches is out there (2.7,  
2.8, 2.9, 2.10, trunk) and I bet *no one* can say what's really  
supposed to be supported and what isn't. And if someone fixes a bug   
and wants to do "the right thing" by fixing it everywhere the effort  
keeps on growing.

I think the 6 month number was picked as a good first guess how best  
to handle the new release process, and IMHO we should look at that  
again and adjust it.


>> For me, the fact that Zope 2.9.3 still emits
>> deprecation warnings on a fresh install (zLOG...) is a pretty bad  
>> sign.

I think this is a dead horse now. Some things were deprecated without  
actually converting all instances where the deprecated code was in  
use. It's in your power to do something about it, go ahead.

jens

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