[Adium-devl] Minor updates

[Colin Barrett]

On Nov 7, 2007, at 8:25 AM, Eric Richie wrote:

> On 11/7/07, Colin Barrett <timber at lava.net> wrote:
> Just got an email on feedback complaining that we're updating too
> frequently.
>
> BFD?  I realize from a lifecycle perspective it's probably too  
> often, but otherwise this sounds to me like complaining because  
> we're fixing things (and thus quite silly).  I know scheduled  
> releases can be convenient but I don't see an issue with our  
> standard "when it's ready" release schedule.  I don't know that I'd  
> be inclined to think about it longer than the time it took to write  
> this, simply because people complain when we don't release soon  
> enough and they have to wait for fixes as well.  Therefore I'm  
> tempted to just ignore it as not being able to please everyone.
>
> But those are just my initial thoughts.  Maybe someone can present a  
> "compelling why" and change my opinion.

Sure. Scheduled releases assume two things:

	1) branch is generally stable enough to release off of (or at least  
ship a beta for testing)
	2) Enough work will accumulate over N weeks (N=6?) that assuming no  
problems there will be enough bug fixes and improvements to warrant a  
release.

I think both of those are Good Things and view moving to scheduled  
releases as a cultural tweak we can make to ensure both of those stay  
that way, and to help us grow & mature as a project.

Note that it doesn't have to be "we will release in exactly 6 weeks"  
or anything. For example, the amount of informality in the meeting  
schedule is pretty high, but we try to have one every two weeks or so  
because it makes scheduling them easier for everyone.


I hope nobody interpreted my original mail as "A user complained. We  
have a problem!!! MUST FIX." I've been thinking about this issue and  
have brought it up before, and that email seemed like a good way to  
bring the topic up again.

-Colin
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