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[Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Lars, has there been any recent discussion over adopting an ubuntu-style
approach of two types of release?

I think a lot of people running large national setups with 1000's of users
would be happy to see a long-term-service release maybe once a year with at
least guaranteed security related backports for maybe two years.  Then
maybe two more bleeding edge releases in the year for those who really need
the latest functionality and have the agility to upgrade frequently.

The numbers above can be different, but I think the idea of two types of
release might have some merit.   I wonder what would be the main arguments
for and against.  We want to continue to release-often-release-early to
maintain momentum.  But also provide some stability.  These aims tend to
work against each other :-)  Anyway I'd be interested to hear what people
think.

On 3 February 2017 at 09:40, Lars Helge Øverland <lars@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> we would like to let you know that the release cycle for DHIS 2 will be be
> shifting from 4 to 3 yearly releases. The upcoming releases look like this:
>
> 2.27: June 1, 2017
> 2.28: October 1, 2017
> 2.29: February 1, 2018
>
>
> A few observations led to this change:
>
> - The machinery around DHIS 2 of documentation, academy materials, release
> notes, web pages and so on is getting larger and the overhead of updating
> it for each release is becoming significant.
>
> - Implementing organizations seem to be lagging a few releases behind the
> latest on average in terms of testing and roll-out. This leads to a large
> demand for back-porting of fixes and even features, consuming a lot of
> developer time.
>
>
> So by reducing the number of releases by one we hope to reduce the
> overhead and free more time for new development. We promise to remain agile
> and user-driven in spite of this change.
>
>
> best regards,
>
> Lars
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Lars Helge Øverland
> Lead developer, DHIS 2
> University of Oslo
> Skype: larshelgeoverland
> lars@xxxxxxxxx
> http://www.dhis2.org <https://www.dhis2.org/>
>
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