Re: How about a fresh release ?

[Hans-Bernhard B. <br...@ph...>]

Timoth=E9e Lecomte wrote:
> I was wondering if it wasn't the good moment to do a fresh release of
> gnuplot, I mean "gnuplot 4.1".

I think it's way too early for that.  Worse yet, I'd have to be the one=20
to do it, and I don't see where I could steal the time for that right=20
now.  Last time took about us 6 weeks of preparation, the last two of=20
them nearly full-time on my end of things.  People have got used to a
"release early --- release often" strategy.  Sorry, but with the=20
licensing issues as they are, that's a non-option for gnuplot.

That set aside, I don't think the code currently has the level of=20
maturity people rightfully expect from a release version of gnuplot.=20
There's way too much on-going activity on the 'adding features' front=20
for that.  We have to let the dust settle a bit before a release can be=20
considered in earnest.

The most we could usefully do right now is a general review of open=20
patches and feature requests, with a view towards making a three-way=20
decision for each and every one of them:

1) outdated ---> tag as such, and close.
2) keeper --> tag 'release-critical', integrate in good time, then close
3) later --> tag 'later', keep open