[Phpwebsite-developers] Easing into 1.x

[Matthew M. <ma...@tu...>]

Greetings,

We are easing into the use of 1.x (aka Fallout) here at the university. 

As the software becomes more robust, I am curious to how you guys and
gals would like to see the software released. Here is how I see it:

- 1.x is released as a stand-alone product without backward
  compatibility  or branches

- As software stabilizes, we begin testing with old modules.

- Once old modules begin working, the branching capabilities are
  written.

- Final release announced to the general public containing all the
  above.

Does that meet with your approval?

My next question is when, where, and how should open bug and feature
requests? How should we handle documentation and at what point? Should
we open new forums in Sourceforge or have forums elsewhere until the
software is "legit"?

Since this is a rebirth of code we have the opportunity to change how we
are handling things as well. Some issues:

- How we handle i18n translation submissions (-comm cvs?)
- Decide upon a standard set of CSS rules
- Consolidate documentation in the -comm Wiki

These are some things to ponder and I am interested in your viewpoints.
I know Fallout has been in development for a loooooong time and I
appreciate everyone patiently (and not so patiently) awaiting its
release. I'd like this release to go smoothly.

Thanks,
Matt


-- 
Matthew McNaney
Electronic Student Services
Appalachian State University
http://phpwebsite.appstate.edu