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[Marta Vila <martavila@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bob,

deployments like the ones in MSF with online/offline instances will
definitely benefit from the approach that you described.

cheers

Marta

Marta

On 3 February 2017 at 12:55, Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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