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[Paul Caskey <>]

Didn't have time to respond yet, which turned out to be good because I agree 
with what Bill said.  Less typing, less reading!  :)



On 11/14/18, 3:39 PM, 
"
 on behalf of Bill Thompson" 
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 on behalf of 
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 wrote:

    On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 11:36 AM Benn Oshrin 
<>
 wrote:
    >
    > Hi all,
    >
    > One of the issues we've been thinking about within the project is our
    > release cadence. Our last feature release was 10 months ago (v3.1.0,
    > back in February, with two release candidates in January), and before
    > that v2.0.0 was released in April 2017. (v3.0.0 was released in
    > September 2017, but was mostly a UI refresh.) So basically we have a
    > slow release cycle with each release having a bundle of new features.
    >
    > We could consider changing this process. At the opposite end of the
    > spectrum, we could cut a release for each new feature. Or perhaps as a
    > middle ground, we could schedule (say) quarterly releases, and then
    > whatever is ready (which could be nothing) gets included in that
    > release. Regardless, we would continue with bug fix releases as needed
    > for issues affecting production instances, or for security issues.
    >
    > If we were to switch to a faster model, we'd release v3.2.0 ASAP (in
    > spite of the large number of issues flagged for this release), most
    > likely before the end of November. We'd then begin the accelerated cycle
    > after that.
    >
    > So some questions for the community...
    >
    > - Has the slow release cycle been problematic for you as a deployer?
    > -- If not, why not? (eg: You are comfortable running from develop; you
    > are in no rush to get new features; etc.)
    
    No, the release cycle has not been problematic. The software has been
    stable and current capabilities sufficient for our current use case.
    
    >
    > - If you would prefer a faster release cycle, would you be more inclined
    > to update to each release, or just to those with features or fixes you
    > were interested in?
    
    Would prefer stable releases that are supported with bug fixes and
    security patches for a reasonable amount of time.
    
    >
    > Feel free to add any further comments on this topic you might have, and
    > to reply to me directly if you'd prefer not to reply on list.
    >
    > Thanks,
    >
    > -Benn-