Re: [Audacity-devel] RM , and schedule for 2.0 release

[Vaughan J. <va...@au...>]

On 2/14/2012 2:31 PM, Gale Andrews wrote:
> 
> | From Vaughan Johnson <va...@au...> 
> | Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:50:53 -0800
> | Subject: [Audacity-devel] RM , and schedule for 2.0 release
>>
>> On 2/14/2012 9:36 AM, Gale Andrews wrote:
>>>
>>> | From Vaughan Johnson <va...@au...> 
>>> | Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:36 -0800
>>> | Subject: [Audacity-devel] RM , and schedule for 2.0 release
>>>> Gale, sorry to hear you're not well.
>>>>
>>>> 22:30 GMT is fine, or we can postpone another 24 hours to Feb 15, and
>>>> still have plenty of time to be ready to release on Feb 29 (still two
>>>> weeks after).
>>>>
>>>> I think we're looking good for that. I'll do the README if needed.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, all best,
>>>> Vaughan
>>>
>>> Thanks, Vaughan. 
>>>
>>> I'll start looking at the README now; as you haven't commented on 
>>> content I assume what I suggested was OK. 
>>
>> That's fine. Better that it has the consistency of you doing it again.
> 
> OK. README is essentially done except for:
> 
> * any P3's which may get RESOLVED-FIXED (or identified) between now 
>    and freeze
> * "Potted summary" of new / improved features since 1.2.6.

Thanks.


> 
> Question about potted summary. There will be many new features in 
> 2.0.0 compared to 1.2.6. 
> 
> Can I assume we're OK with summarising the "new features" into 
> five bullet points (or less), which might then be short enough for 
> re-use in the release announcement? My idea was we could then
> link to an updated:
> http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about/features
> 
> for the meat. We could even "star" items on there as "new in 2.0.0". 

Absolutely. Brevity and minimize duplication of work already done there.

Thanks,
Vaughan


> 
> 
>>> Even if I finish that README today I think Feb 15th would be better
>>> anyway because of the committed fixes for:
>>> http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/show_bug.cgi?id=334
>>> http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44
>>>
>>> which are crash-risk so must be given a fair test.  And clearly all the
>>> commits made won't be RESOLVED-FIXED by tonight (though most 
>>> wouldn't affect the README).    
>>>
>>> @Bill, the bug 334 commit should be in the "Feb 14th 2012 03:15 GMT"
>>> Nightly. 
>>
>> Okay, I'll review those again. Freeze is now officially set for 21:00
>> GMT on Feb 15.
> 
> Thanks. That will help. 
>  
> 
>> Having all the P2's RESOLVED-FIXED is a reasonable requirement for
>> freeze, but not necessarily for P3's.
> 
> All (listed) P2's are RESOLVED-FIXED already. I have plenty do to on P3
> or below DEVEL-FIXED's, but if I do less for release on the SF main site 
> I should have a bit more time to work on bugs. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Gale 
> 
> 
> 
>>>> On 2/13/2012 3:36 PM, Gale (Audacity Team) wrote:
>>>>> "Vaughan Johnson" wrote:
>>>>>> Let's make it 21:00 GMT/UTC, so Martyn doesn't have to stay up so late.
>>>>>> But I'm open to alternatives.
>>>>>
>>>>> I haven't volunteered for anything yet as I've been more than usually poorly
>>>>> since
>>>>> the 1st and I was told to volunteer for less. Am a little better ATM. 
>>>>>
>>>>> I think we have everything except Win ANSI build which is for me to do, and
>>>>> README. 
>>>>> I haven't started that -does anyone else want to do it? I'm fine with that
>>>>> if so.
>>>>>
>>>>> What's in it -
>>>>>
>>>>> * fixes/improvements since 1.3.14 
>>>>> * Confirmation that the bugs listed in "1.2 Release Notes":
>>>>>    http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/release-notes 
>>>>>
>>>>>    have been fixed (except MIDI)
>>>>> * Potted summary of new / improved features since 1.2.6 ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Or some other plan? If I'm to do that, the later the better. Is 22:30 GMT or 
>>>>> so reasonable? 
>>>>>
>>>>> Otherwise I'll deal with 
>>>>> http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Process#Process 
>>>>> #9 (upload zipped manual)
>>>>>
>>>>> and
>>>>> http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Process#Release_Announcements 
>>>>> # 2 - 7 only (but I will deal with
>>>>> http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq).
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll post separately about FAQ's to -quality.  
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Gale   
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2/12/2012 8:59 AM, Bill Wharrie wrote:
>>>>>> What time on Feb 14 is the freeze? 23:59 GMT?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- Bill
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 1/29/2012 10:03 PM, Vaughan Johnson wrote:
>>>>>>>>> This is to confirm I am Release Manager for 2.0, per
>>>>>>>>> http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Process#Process, step 2.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Are we good for Feb 14 freeze on all fronts, and release on Feb 29?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>> Vaughan
> 
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