[Cooker] Re: planning for mdv2008?

[Simon Oosthoek]

Warly wrote:
> Simon Oosthoek <simon.oosthoek@ti-wmc.nl> writes:
> > So, cooker planning:
> >
> > oct(+nov/dec?)'06: shake out bugs missed before 2007.0 final
> > nov'06-mar'07: work out wild ideas, rewrites, new stuff for '08
> > apr'07: freeze the release structure and mandriva tools
> > jun'07: release early alpha ISOs (about beta1 quality)
> > jul'07: freeze major versions of software components (maybe another beta)
> > early aug'07: start frequent ISO beta releases
> > early sep'07: if stable enough, start RC releases
> > end sep'07: make final when install/upgrade bugs are fixed.
>
> Likely we are coming back to a 6 months release cycle (4 months if I
> manage to convince everybody, but unlikely).

I suppose there are good and bad sides to a short release cycle, the 
good being up to date external software and the bad being not much time 
to rework things that define the distro.

So I guess a 4 month cycle should look like:

m0: new installer + gui tools + update packages
m4: (same installer & gui tools) * fixes + update packages
m5?: start work on new & improved installer & gui tools
m9: (same installer & gui tools) * fixes + update packages (+ extras?)
m12=m0: new & improved installer and gui tools + minor update packages

of course, with each release having a few beta+RC cycles.

Is that what you had in mind with the 4 month cycle, Warly?

Cheers

Simon