On 23.09.2012 13:31, Helen South wrote:
Attempting to follow this discussion, my impression is that there are differing ideas about what different concepts mean and what the consequences of some choices might be.
So perhaps it would be a good idea to take a few moments (okay it might need more than a few) to make a brief overview of the development process and the factors affecting release time, and the consequences of short versus longer release schedules. Particularly how it relates to kernel development and updates, desktops (someone mentioned complaints about KDE versioning) and stability.
I understand this might be already known to many on the Project list since this is a development focus, but for less technical users 'listening in' to the conversation, it would be very helpful - and perhaps it would help the discussion to have these points clarified.
There is no hard data about this. There are different oppinions on how things relate. And then there are factors like "are higher KDE versions better without testing" that people just disagree on - so talking about release schedules is like talking about what kind of sneakers to wear. The problem we have: we can only afford one type of sneakers for all.
From my point of view, the whole discussion has shown: sticking to the roadmap we agreed on some years ago sounds like the best option.
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