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[Martin Sandve Alnæs <martinal@xxxxxxxxx>]

A related topic is this: I think it would be a good idea to keep a
1.0.x bugfix-only branch after the 1.0 release, and let all new
features go toward 1.1. This could be a general pattern for future
releases, or just for 1.0 and other particularly chosen future
releases. Otherwise a critical bug hard to find bug in 1.0 will
significantly reduce the value of the book. "Bugs" like "this doesn't
scale perfectly in parallell" would of course _not_ be fixed in 1.0.x
but be considered new features in 1.1++.

Martin


On 5 October 2011 13:56, Marie E. Rognes <meg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I am (perhaps not too surprisingly) very much interested in getting
> DOLFIN/FEniCS 1.0 out the door.
>
> I have signed up for some more bugs and can definitely fix those at a
> couple of days notice.
>
> I strongly agree with Martin's fact-pinions on the importance of
> prioritizing and a well-tested 1.0.
>
> --
> Marie
>
> On 10/05/11 12:42, Anders Logg wrote:
>>
>> What's everyone's thoughts on the pending release of 1.0 and addition
>> of new features?
>>
>> If we don't set a deadline or otherwise agree to get 1.0 out of the
>> door in the very near future, there's a chance that the list of bugs
>> and blueprints will continue to grow at a faster pace than we can fix
>> them.
>>
>> For example, I've started sketching out a new class UnassembledMatrix
>> which might help to improve the speed of assembly and possibly be used
>> for a redesign of SystemAssembler. I feel very tempted by it but at
>> the same time realize it should probably wait until 1.1.
>>
>> My suggestion is as follows:
>>
>> 1. Everyone take a look at blueprints/bugs targeted for 1.0-beta2:
>>
>>   https://launchpad.net/dolfin/+milestone/1.0-beta2
>>
>> Think about whether you can fix things today/tomorrow so we can make a
>> release of 1.0-beta2 this week. If not, move the items to 1.0-rc1.
>>
>> 2. Everyone take a look at blueprints/bugs targeted for 1.0-rc1:
>>
>>   https://launchpad.net/dolfin/+milestone/1.0-rc1
>>
>> Think about whether you can fix things within 2-3 weeks so we can make
>> a release of 1.0-rc1 by the end of the month. If not, discuss the
>> items in question on the mailing list and move to 1.1.
>>
>> ?
>>
>> --
>> Anders
>>
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