[Compcomm] Release Criteria

[RYX]

Am Montag, den 11.06.2007, 21:49 +0800 schrieb Sam Spilsbury:
> Recently, regarding the name discussion, a lot of developers have
> decided that we do the poll again, so it is done properly. A very good
> point was raised on the forums, that doing this again should buy us
> some time to push out a polished release package (0.1)
> 
> Ideally, we should sync with Compiz Core releases, so we need to
> contact David about that.
I am pretty sure that he won't give you a very satisfying answer :D ...
The next release comes when it is ready. It is diffcult to exactly
predict _when_ that will be because it often depends on other stuff
(e.g. new xorg version etc.).

> However, that is besides the point. We can decide the new name soon
> and wait a while until packages are released. We need to release
> packages soon.
Why exactly do we need packages so soon? All parts of the "new project"
are available individually. Making all these untested and unfinished
parts available to a wider audience only reduces the project's image and
credibility. We shouldn't continue this impatient "let's push that out"
behavior, that is highly unprofessional. The main devs already agreed on
prefixing the packages with "compcomm-" until there is a real name and I
am sure they will release packages once they think their work is ready.

> Hence, to know exactly what we are releasing, we need a release
> criteria and date.
I think I can't follow you. You mean to know _what_ we are releasing we
need a criteria and date? Or short: we not know _what_ we release unless
we know _when_ we release it? Do I get you right?

> 
> I believe for the date, we need to contact david and ask him when 0.6
> and 0.7 of the compiz core are coming out. We also need to decide
> whether we will be based on 0.6 or 0.7.
> 
> For the release criteria, we need to decide what goes in which
> package. Fast. We also need to decide the spec for 0.1. I will start
> with what we think we need by that time.
> 
> *Name (Duh)
> *Settings Manager (CCSM)?
> *Plugins
>   *FirePaint
>   *Expo
>   *Got-Viewport and Viewport Switcher
>   *Scale Addon
> *Relevant decorators uptodate and packaged
> *Default settings
> *Website
> *Documentation
> *Artwork
> *Almost no functional regressions from Beryl or Compiz
You still plan to start beryl 2.0, don't you? ;)

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