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Re: [Gtg-contributors] Schedule for the upcoming release (0.3)

 

Unless there's any opposition from other developers, I'm more than fine
with "Grabthar's Hammer".

And regarding GSoC inclusion, it's unlikely they make it to the release,
since most code will require some broader testing first.

Bertrand

On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 8:30 PM, Radina Matic <radina.matic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ok, I am not a big Galaxy Quest quotes connoisseur, so let me know if it's
> going to be the "Grabthar's Hammer" or something else, because that can be
> the inspiration for some cute pics... ;)
>
> R.
>
> PS: None of this summer GSoC projects are going to be included in this
> release?
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 8:35 AM, Steve Scheel <nmu.sscheel@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> On the note of a release name we could use Grabthar's Hammer if you want
>> to stick to Galaxy Quest.
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 3:05 AM, Bertrand Rousseau <
>> bertrand.rousseau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> From the top of my head, here are some stuff you can show;
>>>
>>>    - Documentation
>>>    - Tag Editor
>>>    - Notification plugin enhancement (change color for urgent tasks)
>>>
>>> Other important new features or fixes (but less graphical):
>>>
>>>    - Performance improvement (IMHO, THE top change for 0.3)
>>>    - Automatic backup recovery
>>>
>>> And, as usual, some stats: # of fixed bugs, # of contributors,
>>> translators, etc.
>>>
>>> And I don't know about the release name, maybe someone can suggest one?
>>> We generally base ourselves on Galaxy Quest quotes:
>>> https://live.gnome.org/gtg/release_names
>>> Bertrand
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 11:41 PM, Radina Matic <radina.matic@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am preparing a dedicated blog post about this new release, any
>>>> suggestion for the graphics and images to use?
>>>>
>>>> I can try and make some kind of the composite of the new features, but
>>>> if anybody has a better idea, I'm all ears!
>>>>
>>>> Will this release have an official name?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Radina
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Bertrand Rousseau <
>>>> bertrand.rousseau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Good news everyone: the next release of GTG will happen in september,
>>>>> one month from now. Things are shaping well and we can already tell for
>>>>> sure that GTG 0.3 will be one of our best release ever!
>>>>>
>>>>> Here's the calendar we'll follow:
>>>>>
>>>>>    - 15/08/2012: Feature freeze: after this date, new features will
>>>>>    have to wait for the next release.
>>>>>    - 01/09/2012: All critical bugs are fixed. Trunk is frozen for the
>>>>>    upcoming 0.3 release. >From now on, we only integrate translations, and
>>>>>    heavily test the release. We create the 0.3-rc1 milestone for the 0.3
>>>>>    series, and a new 0.4 branch. All remaining bugs are pushed to the 0.4
>>>>>    release and we cherry-pick some bugs for the 0.3.1 release.
>>>>>    - 15/09/2012: RC1
>>>>>    - 21/09/2012: Release!
>>>>>
>>>>> If you are a developer, you can help us by picking a bug in this list<https://launchpad.net/gtg/+milestone/0.3>and fixing it.
>>>>> If you are a translator, you can help us by translating the text
>>>>> strings used in GTG. You can do this through our launchpad page<https://translations.launchpad.net/gtg>
>>>>> .
>>>>>
>>>>> And if you're none of that, there are still many other things you can
>>>>> do to help us:
>>>>>
>>>>>    - Writing documentation (this bugs: #940833<https://bugs.launchpad.net/gtg/+bug/940833>and
>>>>>    #897440) <https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/897440>
>>>>>    - Preparing a release note: screenshots, a text presenting the
>>>>>    changelog, with highlights on some points, etc
>>>>>    - Downloading, installing, testing and reporting bugs ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks a lot, and see you in september for the GTG 0.3!
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Bertrand Rousseau
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bertrand Rousseau
>>>
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>>
>


-- 
Bertrand Rousseau

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