Hi all,

Last release we discussed switching to a more rapid release cycle
starting with 0.92.  So here's a proposal for a plan to do this.

Even though it's been a short time since our last release, already we've
accumulated a number of features, thanks in large part to Jabier's many
LPE's:

  http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/0.92

Please make sure any other added features are included in the release
notes soon.

I'd like to propose the following release plan, which is based on the
0.91 plan, but simplified and with more focus on changes to packaging,
no bug hunt, and no experimental branch.  We simplify to a single Freeze
phase.  We cut a pre0 release before starting the build system hacking,
so testers will have something to test.  We move the about screen
contest up so it
can get done sooner, and so that we can string freeze
earlier to give translators time.  This should drop a number of the more
time consuming bits yet keep the important steps in the checklist.

Please let me know what you think, and esp. if you see some areas that
need tweaking.

Bryce

#   Period           Tasks
--------------------------
1.  Open development.
                     Post inkscape-0.92-pre0.tar.gz (w/ old build sys)
                     Start an About Screen contest
                     Decide new unit testing system
                     Decide new build system
                     Implement new build system
                     Integrate new swatch dialog
                     Begin switching packaging to use new build system
       Begin tracking % translated
                     Migrate mailing lists off sourceforge
                     (Other bits off
roadmap...)

2.  Chill.           Development focuses on wrapping up
                     Disable features that aren't finished
                     Identify 'make distcheck' issues
                     Identify remaining writing needed for Release Notes.
                     Identify any release blocker bugs
                     Recruit Release Wardens for Hard Freeze

3.  Frost.           Only production-ready code committed to Mainline
                     Finalize any major changes to platform packaging
                     Inkscape must pass 'make distcheck'
       Ensure packaging for all platforms installs
       Ensure packaging for all platforms uninstalls
                     Finalize tutorials to be shipped with release
                     Finalize other docs included in the release
                     Finalize about screen
                     Finalize Release Notes except Known
Issues
                     Post additional inkscape-0.92-pre*.tar.gz releases
                     Packagers test creating pkgs of the -pre* releases
       Post % translated per language for each release

4.  Freeze.          Stable Branch is forked from Mainline
                     Regular development resumes on Mainline.
                     Only Release Wardens can commit to Stable Branch
                     Cherrypick bug fixes from Mainline to Stable
                     Complete any late work under advisement of Wardens
                     Focus on release-critical bug fixing.
    String Freeze    No further string changes allowed on Stable Branch.
                     Translators work on translations.
                     Finalize all extensions
                     Finalize codebase translations
                     Finalize Known Issues section of Release Notes
                     Finalize
packaging scripts
                     Post additional inkscape-0.92-pre*.tar.gz releases
       Post % translated per language for each release

5.  Release.         Post inkscape-0.92.tar.gz
                     Post packages
                     Post official announcements
                     Plan 0.92.1+ release(s), if needed

6.  Open development.

As far as timing goes, I'm thinking we give a few weeks to open
development (step 1), and then a week each for all the subsequent
steps.  This would see 0.92 released in a June/July timeframe.

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