Re: Next GNUstep release?

[Nicola Pero]

> > > Before FOSDEM we were planing a coordinated release of the GNUstep  
> > > core
> > > components. In the meantime a lot has happened. Base was completely
> > > rewritten,
> >
> > Is gnustep-base really ready for a release so shortly after a large  
> > rewrite ?
> >
> > I assume we're talking of an unstable release ? ;-)
>
> Most of the 'rewriting' was really simplifying.  In terms of line  
> count, I wouldn't be surprised if there is less code in base now  
> than in the last stable release - although there's a lot more in  
> terms of features.
>
> In particular, Richard has done a lot of work on the test suite, and  
> many of the 'rewritten' parts were fixing bugs that the test suite  
> found.  I've certainly found the svn base to be more reliable than  
> nominally-stable base, and I think calling it an unstable release  
> just means that no one uses it.

I'm not trying to downplay how great the new software is. :-)

I just wouldn't consider it well-tested yet.  Testing takes time.   
We're mostly relying on crowd-testing,
where we don't have much control over who is testing what.  We just  
hope that if we wait enough,
a good number of people will have tested it in various conditions and  
reported the problems they had.
I think it's worth waiting a month or two after a big rewrite before  
we can claim the software is "stable". :-)

See, I wouldn't use the new gnustep-base on mission critical  
production servers myself for a few months
at least - I'm wondering if other people/users/companies would really  
want to ? ;-)

By the way, I don't have a strong opinion on this - if other people  
feel there has been enough testing,
you can make a stable release, I won't get offended or anything. :-)

Thanks