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The release cycle is *very* +</I>>>><i> stable. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> But as you stated its only a "likely" schedule so far, +</I>>><i> and the <A HREF="https://live.gnome.org/ThreePointThree">https://live.gnome.org/ThreePointThree</A> also states +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> "! Attention: This schedule is still a draft to discuss." +</I>><i> +</I>><i> My question is for the current intended release date of GNOME 3.4. If +</I>><i> that date is moved, of course the decision will need to be taken again. +</I>><i> I don't really expect any changes to the date though. And if it changes, +</I>><i> of course I'll say so here. My intention is to ensure Mageia has the +</I>><i> latest, but not at all costs. +</I>><i> +</I> +I understand that, and it's good to try an plan ahead... + +><i> The schedule will be made final within 3 weeks or so btw. Early enough +</I>><i> to revisit a Mageia 2 decision if the date is moved back. +</I>><i> +</I>>><i> so I'm not conviced so far, and it also means noe even our final RC +</I>>><i> would have final gnome packages available, wich means a lot of +</I>>><i> beta/rc testing wont be done on it... meaning not really a "quality +</I>>><i> release" +</I>>><i> for Mageia 2. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Process is the same? Test the betas of GNOME 3.4, file bugs, get them +</I>><i> fixed and then get new tarballs? +</I>><i> +</I> +Well, it's not only about testing the gnome packages, it's also about +the integration testing, space on isos, upgrade testing, ... + +><i> The last stable release of GNOME 3.2 is November 23, after that date, +</I>><i> any bug that Mageia finds in 3.2 will not go into anything other than +</I>><i> 3.4. So you can do loads of GNOME 3.2 testing, but it only causes a lot +</I>><i> of extra work trying to get the 3.4 stuff into 3.2? +</I>><i> +</I> +Well, as 3.2.x is "stabilized", it might not need so much from 3.4x + +and that in contrast to 3.4 wich has new features, so new stuff that can +break, and so on... + +><i> I'm really new to the distribution POV (though've lurked for *many* +</I>><i> years), so welcome any further insight. +</I> +Well, +we try to find a sane balance between stable and latest/greatest.... + +It might get good PR to get latest Gnome 3.4 in Mageia 2, +but if 3.4 turns out to be a "bad release", Mageia takes +the hit, not upstream Gnome. + +-- +Thomas +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="008513.html">[Mageia-dev] GNOME 3.2 or 3.4 for Mageia 2? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="008509.html">[Mageia-dev] GNOME 3.2 or 3.4 for Mageia 2? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#8514">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#8514">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#8514">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#8514">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |