Re: [boost] Release schedule?

From: vicente.botet (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-21 16:32:04

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Vicente Juan Botet Escriba
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]>
To: "Boost Developers Mailing List" <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:18 PM
Subject: [boost] Release schedule?

> At the BoostCon '08 "Future of Boost" session there was discussion of
> release schedules, and we took a straw poll. Thanks to Hartmut Kaiser
> for recording the outcome:
>
> â—‹ How often do we want to have Boost releases?
> § 4 weeks: 0
> § 6 weeks: 0
> § 8 weeks: 10 votes
> § 12 weeks: 25 votes
> § 16 weeks or longer: 6 votes
>
> Since 12 weeks was already the target we had discussed on the list, that
> seems pretty well decided as our target.
>
> Dave Abrahams suggested that specific target dates be assigned; that
> makes the targets more specific and easier to plan around. I suggest the
> last day of the first month of each quarter:
>
>    * January 31
>    * April 30
>    * July 31
>    * October 31
>
> The last day is chosen rather than the first day, because January 1st
> comes after a holiday period in which it is hard to get anything done.
>
> So working backwards from the target date, T, what are the key
> milestones, and the time to perform the tasks involved?
>
>
> * Ship release / update web sites
> * Release candidate(s) - 7 days
> * Beta release(s) - 14 days
> * Freeze release except for showstoppers - 7 days
> * Freeze release except for bug fixes - 14 days
> * Release open for bug fixes, major library upgrades,
> and new libraries - As soon as prior release is done.
>
> In other words, the three month cycle looks like this:
>
> |-------6 weeks--------|--2 weeks--   |-1 wk-   |--2 weeks--   |-1 wk-|
> | | | | | |
> | new libs,                     | fixes              | show     | beta(s) 
> | RC's |
> | upgrades,                    |                     | stop-      | 
> |         |
> | fixes                             |                    | pers        | 
> |        |
> The times alloted to each activity are fairly arbitrary - we would
> adjust as we build experience.
>
> Comments?
>
> --Beman
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