[Zope3-dev] Re: Zope X3.1 Feature Freeze

[Godefroid Chapelle]

Jim Fulton wrote:
> 
> Lets freeze features for X3.1 on April 2.  I propose to make
> the X3.1 branch on that day.  At that point, we'll start working
> on a beta release. Perhaps we can make a beta release the following
> week. At that point, we'll need to decide what will be included in
> X3.1.
> 
> If you are working on new features, please try to wrap them up
> long before April 2.  This is particicularly important for packages
> included in X3.0.
> 
> Jim
> 
> P.S.  Now that that the decision has been made to include Zope 3
>       in Zope 2.8, I'd really prefer that Zope 2.8 use X3.1 code,
>       not X3.0 code. In general, having code shared by Zope 2 and
>       Zope 3 will complicate deprecation, probably increasing the
>       length of time we must keep backward-compatibility code.
>       I'd like to try to keep the Zope 3 code used in Zope 2 and
>       the Zope 3 code used in Zope 3 in sync as much as possible.
>


In a comment to a post of Martijn's blog 
(http://faassen.n--tree.net/blog/view/weblog/2005/03/17/0#comments),
I have given a concrete example of the types of issues we get with fuzzy 
time-based release process.

We (at the Paris sprint -- Zope, CPS, Silva, Plone core actors) have 
been working hard on 2.8 to get it alpha-ed again as soon as possible.
This has been both on looking at all diffs between 2.7 and 2.8 to check 
they had landed in 2.8 as well as on integrating Five (in its specific 
branch as most of you know).

In case we need to wait for X3.1, there will be monthes again before we 
get 2.8 out.

We need a fixed time release process. Release 2.8 now with X3.0. Later, 
the best way to avoid long time async between Zope 2 and Zope 3 is to 
get 2.9 out quickly after X3.1 will land. In order to do this, there 
needs to be some "benevolent dictatorship" on X3 releases as well : IOW 
instead of "trying to wrap up new features", new features have to be 
done by April 2 or they won't be in X3 should be the process imho.

HTH,

Godefroid Chapelle