[Zope-dev] 2.6.1b2?

[Guido van Rossum]

> > I'd just like to know when can we expect a 2.6.1b2. It would be nice to
> > have a new release where we don't have to patch just to get ZClasses to
> > work.
> 
> Yes, it IS indeed a problem if there is no single Zope version out there 
> that can be used without patches. 2.6.0 has the DateTime bug, the 
> 2.6.1b1 has new issues. I have complained a lot about the lousy release 
> management in the past, but nobody seems to listen.
> 
> Joachim
> 
> P.S.: After all, it's so easy: Take a Zope version that has some bugs, 
> fix the bugs and release it as a bugfix release. DON'T add features that 
> might trigger new bugs. THEN start working on the next feature release.
> 
> AND: THERE SHOULD NEVER, I REPEAT: NEVER BE NEW FUNCTIONALITY OR CODE 
> CHANGES BETWEEN A FINAL BETA AND A RELEASE! IF IT IS NOT FINAL; RELEASE 
> ANOTHER BETA!!!!!!

If only it were that easy.  Everybody wants "no new features" except
for the one feature they desperately want to have without upgrading to
the next feature release. :-(

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)