Re: [Bashburn-info] 3.0 Beta 1

[Anders L. <and...@gm...>]

On Tuesday 07 October 2008 15:23:28 you wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:11:50 +0200
>
> Markus Kollmar <mar...@on...> wrote:
> > Anders Lindén wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 07 October 2008 02:10:43 you wrote:
> > >> Anders Lindén schrieb:
> > >>> So guys, I'm thinking I'll release 3.0 beta1 tonight or 
tomorrow.
> > >>> If anyone feels that's a bad idea let me know, otherwise I'll 
do
> > >>> it. I'll include the English, Swedish and German translation
> > >>> because as
> > >
> > > far as I
> > >
> > >>> know those are the ones updated.
> > >>> We've tested this thing pretty good so I feel good releasing 
a
> > >
> > > beta to
> > >
> > >>> hunt down any hard to find bugs that might still be there.
> > >>
> > >> Ok, Anders. Big marking as beta I think would be ok. So we 
could
> > >
> > > get
> > >
> > >> more people for testing - and since there is a "rule" to release
> > >> often in open source development, this may also a point.
> > >>
> > >> Ahh - Anders you can look to the Swedish translation. I have 
added
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > >> variable
> > >>
> > >> bb_main_menu=MAIN
> > >>
> > >> in file "BashBurn.lang" for main-menue header text printing.
> > >
> > > Translate it
> > >
> > >> to swedish if necessary.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> By the way - did you removed the link to the svn web-interface 
on
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > >> bashburn website? I cna't find it anymore. I think it would be
> > >> nice to
> > >
> > > have
> > >
> > >> it there, or don' t think so?
> > >>
> > >> Markus
> > >
> > > Alright Markus, I'll add and translate that.
> > > No I haven't removed that link from the web page. It's located
> > > under downloads -> webSVN
> >
> > Anders, we have a small problem with Beta 1!
> >
> > I have done yesterday some changes in the trunk (also the 
mentioned
> > swedish language updating).
> > Now I saw you have not moved all files for the release 3.0 from
> > 'trunk' to 'release' shortly before you created the release-
package.
> >
> > I should had tell you this - so you thought that there was no major
> > changes in the trunk since you created the release branch.
> > In my humble opinion I think it would be good if we use following
> > process to make a release and to avoid such things in future:
> >
> >
> > 1. Like you did - tell others per mailing list shortly before release
> > whether it is ok to create a release for the main developers, and
> > tell the short time period in which the creation is planned.
> >
> > 2. Then lock the trunk branch (via "svn lock") and move ALL files
> > from trunk to release.
> >
> > 3. Create package from release tree.
> >
> > 4. Unlock trunk branch.
> >
> >
> > Is this a way?
> > However, Anders now we can maybe in near future release beta 
2.
> > Hehe - before we got installed beta 1, it is already outdated.
> > If we would be a company we could make much money and users 
would be
> > impressed about the dynamic of improvements.  ;-)
>
> Also I see somebody is only updating RELEASE tree?  I thought 
TRUNK
> would be moved to RELEASE for beta 1?
>
> Nick

That was me just doing a quick little fix for beta 1. I forgot to update 
the installation script to not try to install the translations that were 
not included. 

I agree we should release a beta 2 soon. I should have checked more 
carefully that the latest trunk was copied to release. Sorry about that.

-- 
Anders Lindén
http://bashburn.dose.se