Re: [xine-devel] December 2002

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hi there,

> > a quick glance at the calendar should remind us all that we have somehow
> > managed to reach December 2002, the target date announced for the 1.0
> > release in our famous xine teaser trailer.

i've never authorized that date but who knows, maybe xine will really 
make it to 1.0 this month though i'll only believe it when i see it.

> > Fortunately, things actually look like xine could become stable this
> > month: A glance at the TODO file shows "only" bugfixes and smaller
> > enhancements. There are a few new features in the "optional" list, but
> > even those are only limited to certain modules.

there are some tasks which need to be done which are not found in the 
todo list:

- fix the homepage

- fix documentation

are two of them. i think the new homepage, in it's half-finished state 
is really embarrassing - i'm thinking about setting an ultimatum here - 
if nobody fixes it until next week i'll fix it - and my fix will look 
remarkably like the old homepage which might not have been as stylish as 
the new one but at least it was closer to html and it was working and 
manageable.

> > Bottom line: The public API seems stable and, after Michael's post plugin
> > commit, feature-complete.

though the api is far from being feature-complete it is hopefully at 
least extensible enough to serve the needs for the near future.

> > Therefore, I propose a "feature chill" after the next release, which means
> > that only those features mentioned in the TODO file should be added.
> > Any ojections?

not sure what a feature chill is but i think it doesn't make that much 
sense. if you want a feature freeze i propose to create a stable branch 
in cvs on that date so those developers who work on "progressive" stuff 
can continue their work. besides that i think at least new plugins 
should be allowed to be added. of course the time for big architecture 
changes is over now.

cheers,

   guenter

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