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[Vladimir Zhbanov <vzhbanov@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 12:32:47PM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> > Aren't you afraid this will turn into one-man show?
> 
> YES!  And I'm afraid I'll be the one man again...
> 
> > Yes, yes. And then branch from that branch, and then again. Why is
> > the master branch needed then?
> 
> Releases always come from branches.  Part of doing a release is
> choosing where to branch from.  If a point in the past is the best
> point, then it's the best point.  Make a branch, stabilize it, release
> it, then go back to working on master.
> 
> Master exists to be where all the work comes together.  That implies
> that it will be in constant churn.  Expecting master to always be
> "releasable" only works if nobody ever changes it.
Thank you, DJ. Your words are balsam for my soul :)

> 
> > And why do you resist of moving pcb onto xorn?
> 
> I don't resist it per se, I just point out that there are
> complications because pcb's file format has issues that gschem's
> format doesn't.  I.e. the timing is bad because we're trying to figure
> out what to do about the file format, and adding xorn now would either
> be a lot of wasted effort or the solution to our problems.  Making
> sure we take the right path is important here.
:)

> 
> > Look, I worked on it for half a year, and had a progress. Then my plan
> > was to make an unstable release and let Windows users see it, then a
> > bug-fix release, to have a bit more stable version. Now, when geda-gaf
> > builds also without problems on *BSD, it would be the most appropriate
> > moment.  But you move in an experimental stuff, making things to be in
> > flux again, and drive me into a corner.
> 
> That sounds like a wonderful plan but I don't recall hearing about it
> before this.  Granted, my memory's not that great, but if it was a
> major issue in the gaf world it should have been near the top of
> everyone's mind.

I have been quiet waiting and hoping someone will reply to my request
about a new release. Yes, I've never said this before. Sadly, but when I
have been going to say, everything changed.

Thank you for your reply :)
  Vladimir