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Re: [opensuse-kde] When to move KDE 4.2 into KDE:KDE4:Factory:Desktop
- From: Dirk Müller <dmueller@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:23:49 +0100
- Message-id: <200901071123.49533.dmueller@xxxxxxx>
On Tuesday 06 January 2009, Martin Schlander wrote:
Good.
It is progress. There is significant difference between 4.1 and 4.2 already
packaging wise, I would like to consolidate the changes as soon as possible,
because there are probably tons of patches to rediff and things to fix.
Well, it is a ressource issue. we could in theory start a KDE:KDE42, but
somebody has to maintain it. One of the main reasons for the current
repository layout is that it is the way we work anyway, so it doesn't add
work.
maintaining a seperate KDE 4.2 is possible, if either:
a) 11.2 comes sooner than anticipated at the moment (leaving a KDE 4.2.x based
desktop the only option)
or
b) we've developed based on KDE 4.2.1 or 4.2.2 on :Factory and are reasonable
confident that we can move it into :STABLE before switching to KDE 4.3.
c) we move it into a seperate project as soon as KDE 4.3 is entering Factory,
and let it RIP there.
Yeah, as long as we have such a long release schedule for a monolithic
release, then yes. My idea is that we no longer have to do that in the future,
e.g. we can ship a KDE 4.2 for opensuse 11.1 users when we consider it stable.
Its only respinning the live CD anyway :)
Okay, we're not prepared for such a split of the base distro and the rest yet,
but think about the future, I believe it might be possible.
Greetings,
Dirk
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Dropping/ignoring 4.1.4 is ok with me - I think every reasonable person
will want either stable (4.1.3) or 4.2 anyway.
Good.
Having 4.2 in :Factory is ok too. But it's a bit short term, because what
happens when 4.3 (beta?) needs to go into factory in 3 monhts or so?
It is progress. There is significant difference between 4.1 and 4.2 already
packaging wise, I would like to consolidate the changes as soon as possible,
because there are probably tons of patches to rediff and things to fix.
The state as of late April or thereabouts would be like this:
:Stable - 4.1.3
:Factory - 4.3 beta
:Unstable: 4.3 beta
With no place for 4.2. Maybe it would be best to address that problem right
away.
Well, it is a ressource issue. we could in theory start a KDE:KDE42, but
somebody has to maintain it. One of the main reasons for the current
repository layout is that it is the way we work anyway, so it doesn't add
work.
maintaining a seperate KDE 4.2 is possible, if either:
a) 11.2 comes sooner than anticipated at the moment (leaving a KDE 4.2.x based
desktop the only option)
or
b) we've developed based on KDE 4.2.1 or 4.2.2 on :Factory and are reasonable
confident that we can move it into :STABLE before switching to KDE 4.3.
c) we move it into a seperate project as soon as KDE 4.3 is entering Factory,
and let it RIP there.
It could easily happen again in the future that openSUSE would skip a KDE
release.
Yeah, as long as we have such a long release schedule for a monolithic
release, then yes. My idea is that we no longer have to do that in the future,
e.g. we can ship a KDE 4.2 for opensuse 11.1 users when we consider it stable.
Its only respinning the live CD anyway :)
Okay, we're not prepared for such a split of the base distro and the rest yet,
but think about the future, I believe it might be possible.
Greetings,
Dirk
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