Release Schedule

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Release Schedule for 2.3.x

This is a draft release schedule for unstable 2.3.x releases of gnucash, which will eventually lead to the stable 2.4.0 release of gnucash with new features.

Feature Checklist for 2.4.0

In order to reach the stable release 2.4.0, we need to list the features which are new in trunk and decide whether they are stable enough for 2.4.0. If they are not, they will be disabled for 2.4.0. Please link to bugzilla items where applicable.

New Feature in 2.4.0 (compared to 2.2.9) Status
WebKit report display engine Linux: stable, Windows: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=588816, OSX: stable
SQL (dbi) backend with SQLite3 Linux: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=611936, OSX: Stable
SQL (dbi) backend with MySQL tbd
SQL (dbi) backend with PostgreSQL tbd
eguile reports tbd
CSV importer http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=602602, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=611014
QSF export Still some crasher bugs (or was this active in 2.2.9 already?)
Improved US Income Tax Report; updated tax codes; supports Individuals, Corporations & Partnerships Stable. Documented
Some new features in check printing Apparently stable. Documentation?
New account type Trading Account Apparently stable, but documentation missing

Goal

Goals for 2.4.0:

  1. - Provide an SQL backend using SQLite3, MySQL and PostgreSQL.
  2. - Allow GtkHTML report display engine to be replaced by WebKit

Purpose of all 2.3.x releases: Any 2.3.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 2.3.x series should go into a string freeze so that translators can fully concentrate on their translation work.

Schedule

Proposed Schedule:

Version Date Wiki Purpose
2.3.0 May 16, 2009 Announcement 2.3.0 Initial announcement and call for testers
2.3.1 June 7, 2009 Announcement 2.3.1 Bug fixes
2.3.2 July 6, 2009 Announcement 2.3.2 Bug fixes, translation updates
2.3.3 July 23, 2009 Announcement 2.3.3 Bug fixes, more translation updates, native OSX support
2.3.4 August 19, 2009 Announcement 2.3.4 Bug Fixes, database schema change for DBI backends, more translation updates
2.3.5 August 29, 2009 Announcement 2.3.5 Bug Fixes
2.3.6 September 29, 2009 Announcement 2.3.6 Bug Fixes
2.3.7 October 6, 2009 Announcement 2.3.7 Bug Fixes, revert crash regression on MS Windows
2.3.8 December 8, 2009 Announcement 2.3.8 Bug Fixes
2.3.9 February 15, 2010 Announcement 2.3.9 Bug Fixes & translation updates; revert to GtkHTML for MS Windows, various minor improvements
2.3.10 February 18, 2010 Announcement 2.3.10 Revert crash regression on MS Windows
2.3.11 March 15, 2010 Announcement 2.3.11 Bug Fixes
2.3.12 April 15, 2010 Announcement 2.3.11 String Freeze
2.3.13 May 15, 2010 Announcement 2.3.12 Release Candidate, code freeze
2.4.0 June 15, 2010 Announcement 2.4.0 Keep in mind that the (Unix) source package and the MS Windows and OSX binaries have to be ready by that date. PR planning

Release Schedule for 2.2.x

We don't have an actual schedule yet. We only know we plan for a stable 2.2.x release every 3-6 weeks in order to make available the bugfixes and translation updates.

Proposed Schedule:

Version Date Wiki Bugzilla
2.2.9 February 23, 2009 Announcement 2.2.9 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.9 milestone including resolved
2.2.8 December 14, 2008 Announcement 2.2.8 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.8 milestone including resolved
2.2.7 September 27, 2008 Announcement 2.2.7 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.7 milestone including resolved
2.2.6 July 28, 2008 Announcement 2.2.6 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.6 milestone including resolved
2.2.5 April 28, 2008 Announcement 2.2.5 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.5 milestone including resolved
2.2.4 March 3, 2008 Announcement 2.2.4 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.4 milestone including resolved
2.2.3 January 8, 2008 Announcement 2.2.3 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.3 milestone including resolved
2.2.2 December 18, 2007 Announcement 2.2.2 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.2 milestone including resolved
2.2.1 August 20, 2007 Announcement 2.2.1 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.1 milestone including resolved
2.2.0 July 15, 2007 Announcement 2.2.0 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.0 milestone including resolved

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

  •  ?
  • Scheduled Transactions re-work.
  • Port to Windows available

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.

PR_planning page

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

Actual release dates

  • 2.1.0 April 14th; Announcement 2.1.0; Initial announcement and call for testers
  • Bug Day April 21st
  • 2.1.1 April 28th; Announcement 2.1.1; bugfixing;
  • Bug Day May 5th
  • 2.1.2 May 19th; Announcement 2.1.2; bugfixing; String Freeze; translation updates
  • 2.1.3 June 2; Announcement 2.1.3; critical bugs and more translation updates
  • 2.1.4 June 16; Announcement 2.1.4; Release Candidate One i.e. final bugfixes (esp. windows), final translation updates. We need the next 2 weeks for PR planning, and we need qualified feedback whether this release works fine for Windows users
  • 2.1.5 July 2; Announcement 2.1.5; Release Candidate Two i.e. final bugfixes (esp. windows), final translation updates.
  • 2.2.0 July 15; Announcement 2.2.0; Keep in mind that the (Unix) source package and the Windows binary have to be ready by that date. PR planning

All dates are the Saturday 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: