On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 06:34:46AM -0700, Josh Andler wrote:
That sounds like a solid compromise imho... especially if the cycle is dedicated to those two things and bug fixes (NO NEW FEATURES). As it would be possible to get a release out relatively fast if those were purely the focus. I'm pretty sure people who have problems with either of those would say they're "special release" worthy.
Cheers, Josh
On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 6:15 AM, Krzysztof Kosiński <tweenk.pl@...847...0...> wrote:
How about this:
- We rename Inkscape 0.49 to Inkscape 0.91
- In the next cycle, we actively work to address the two major bugs
(flowtext and coordinates) 3. When those are addressed, we release Inkscape 1.0
Regards, Krzysztof
Sounds good to me as well. I almost suggested this myself but thought people might be too wedded to 0.49 as the next release number. Adding cairo is certainly a big enough change to justify a version number jump.
People will be really excited to know 1.0 is in the works. Why not get it started.
No new features sounds like a good approach for the next (0.92?) cycle, but there should be an exception process. If someone has done provably good work on a side branch, kept everyone well informed about it, verified it breaks nothing, and users want it, then having some way to propose it for inclusion might help anxious developers without having to compromise on quality.
Bryce