Re: [boost] 1.35 ETA

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-12 08:31:11

Richard Newman wrote:
> I ask this not to badger well-intentioned volunteers, but to provoke 
> constructive discussion.
> 
> Version 1.34.1 was released on July 24, 2007, going on 8 months ago. 
> Since that time 6 new libraries have been accepted with one more 
> accepted provisionally (according to boost.org website).
> 
> Prior to 1.34.1, 1.34.0 was released on May 12, 2007, 2-1/2 months 
> prior.  1.34.0 was considered a very long release: it's predecessor 
> (1.33.1) was released on Dec. 5, 2005, nearly 1-1/2 years prior.
> 
> At one point, there was hope of getting 1.35.0 out before the end of 
> 2007, given that it was to be a short release primarily to move to Trac 
> and Subversion, without large functionality upgrades or code base 
> improvements.  As I recall, part of the intent was to move to faster 
> release cycles with teams of release managers to reduce the imposition 
> on any one volunteer.
> 
> We are now nearing spring break, the beaches of Cancun beckon, and 
> another round of messages about Google's Summer of Code have begun.
> 
> Is there a realistic target date for releasing 1.35?  Is there a 
> distinct possibility that 1.35 will require a full year or more to close 
> since it began?

RC1 will be generated in the next couple of days. The reaction to that 
will be critical in determining when 1.35.0 ships.

--Beman