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== Release Schedule for 2.1.x ==
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This is a draft release schedule for unstable 2.1.x releases of gnucash, which will eventually lead to the stable 2.2.0 release of gnucash with new features.
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=== Goal ===
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Goal for 2.2.0: Now that the gnome2 port is working well, we are introducing some new features. These are
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* ?
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* ?
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* Port to [[Windows]] available
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Purpose of all 2.1.x releases: Any 2.1.x is not yet stable, but is meant to provide easier access to the current source code for wider testing. Also, at some point in time the 2.1.x series should go into a string freeze so that translators can fully concentrate on their translation work.
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=== Requirements of 2.1.x releases ===
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* Any 2.1.x has to offer full backward-compatibility of the data file. It should always be possible to use a 2.1.x-saved XML datafile again with any 2.0.x version. This is achieved by the "allow_file_incompatibility" gconf key as introduced in [http://svn.gnucash.org/trac/changeset/15612 r15612], explained also [http://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-devel/2007-February/019966.html here].
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* [[Bugzilla]] queries for the list of bugs assigned to those milestones:
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** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.1.0&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=NEEDINFO Open Bugzilla items with 2.1.0 milestone] ([http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.1.0 including resolved])
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** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.2.0&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=NEEDINFO Open Bugzilla items with 2.2.0 milestone] ([http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.2.0 including resolved])
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=== Caveats ===
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Caveats for testers:
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* Any 2.1.x version might crash unexpectedly at any point during runtime. If you test some serious work in a 2.1.x release, make sure you hit "Save" after ever non-trivial workstep.
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* The documentation has had screenshots updated, however, most help texts usually only refers to the 2.0.x or even 1.8.x series. Everyone is invited to help improve the documentation; see [[Development]] on how to get involved.
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=== Schedule ===
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Proposed release dates:
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* 2.1.0 sometime March, say, March 18th; Initial announcement and call for testers
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* 2.1.1 April 1st; bugfixing; string freeze
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* 2.1.2 April 15th; bugfixing
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* if needed, 2.1.3 April 29th
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* 2.2.0 mid-May, say, May 13th.
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All dates are the Sunday of a weekend. It is proposed to have a release every other week or in three week intervals.
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== Release Schedule for 2.0.x ==
 
== Release Schedule for 2.0.x ==
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Planned release dates:
 
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* Either 2.0.4 sometime January/February, or unstable 2.1.0 sometime 2007 in preparation for stable 2.2.0.
 
  
 
Actual release dates:
 
Actual release dates:
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* 2.0.5 February 18th, 2007; Announcement 2.0.5; [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.0.5 All Bugzilla items with 2.0.5 milestone including resolved]
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* 2.0.4 January 1st, 2007; Announcement 2.0.4; [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.0.4 All Bugzilla items with 2.0.4 milestone including resolved]
 
* 2.0.3 December 10th, 2006; [[Announcement 2.0.3]]; [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.0.3 All Bugzilla items with 2.0.3 milestone including resolved]
 
* 2.0.3 December 10th, 2006; [[Announcement 2.0.3]]; [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.0.3 All Bugzilla items with 2.0.3 milestone including resolved]
 
** (important bugfix: [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=353450 crash on quit during save], bug 353450)
 
** (important bugfix: [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=353450 crash on quit during save], bug 353450)

Revision as of 15:11, 22 February 2007

Release Schedule for 2.1.x

This is a draft release schedule for unstable 2.1.x releases of gnucash, which will eventually lead to the stable 2.2.0 release of gnucash with new features.

Goal

Goal for 2.2.0: Now that the gnome2 port is working well, we are introducing some new features. These are

Purpose of all 2.1.x releases: Any 2.1.x is not yet stable, but is meant to provide easier access to the current source code for wider testing. Also, at some point in time the 2.1.x series should go into a string freeze so that translators can fully concentrate on their translation work.

Requirements of 2.1.x releases

Caveats

Caveats for testers:

  • Any 2.1.x version might crash unexpectedly at any point during runtime. If you test some serious work in a 2.1.x release, make sure you hit "Save" after ever non-trivial workstep.
  • The documentation has had screenshots updated, however, most help texts usually only refers to the 2.0.x or even 1.8.x series. Everyone is invited to help improve the documentation; see Development on how to get involved.

Schedule

Proposed release dates:

  • 2.1.0 sometime March, say, March 18th; Initial announcement and call for testers
  • 2.1.1 April 1st; bugfixing; string freeze
  • 2.1.2 April 15th; bugfixing
  • if needed, 2.1.3 April 29th
  • 2.2.0 mid-May, say, May 13th.

All dates are the Sunday of a weekend. It is proposed to have a release every other week or in three week intervals.


Release Schedule for 2.0.x

Actual release dates:

Release Schedule for 1.9.x

This is a draft release schedule for unstable 1.9.x releases of gnucash, which will eventually lead to the stable 2.0.0 release of gnome2-based gnucash.

Goal

Goal for 2.0.0: For the first 2.0.0 release the plan is to finish porting those parts of gnucash that have already been started (i.e. new windowing system, account tree, commodities tree, etc.), but not to port any additional features unless absolutely required.

Purpose of all 1.9.x releases: Any 1.9.x is not yet stable, but is meant to provide easier access to the current source code for wider testing. Also, at some point in time the 1.9.x series should go into a string freeze so that translators can fully concentrate on their translation work.

Requirements of 1.9.x releases

Caveats

Caveats for testers:

  • Any 1.9.x version might crash unexpectedly at any point during runtime. If you test some serious work in a 1.9.x release, make sure you hit "Save" after ever non-trivial workstep.
  • The documentation has had screenshots updated, however, most help texts usually only refers to the 1.8.x series. Everyone is invited to help improve the documentation; see Development on how to get involved.

Schedule

Actual release dates:

Proposed future schedule. All dates are the Sunday of a weekend. It is proposed to have a release every other week or in three week intervals.

The tarball is prepared ("make dist") and copied on the ftp server by Chris Lyttle.

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