RE: [TCLCORE] Tcl/Tk 8.5 release schedule

[Donald G P. <dg...@em...>]

> The only thing people were screaming for at the
> last Tcl conference was a major Tk revamp.  That means it should be the
> release defining feature.  That means it dictates most strongly on the
> schedule.
> 
> Which reminds me ... there was also the consideration for a Tk hackfest
> in January, which means the 1/1/2004 for 8.5b1 is completely implausible.

Fair enough.  That's good feedback for revising the schedule.

So we want Tk 8.5 to still be in alpha during a possible January
hackfest.  Also current HEAD is perceived as not having impressive
enough stuff in it yet to waste on release fanfare.  So how about this
revision:

Release 8.5a1 approximately 10/15/2003	enough time to make HEAD impressive?
Release 8.5a2 approximately 12/15/2003	"solid" alpha to hack on.
Release 8.5a3 approximately 2/15/2004	the hackfest results
Release 8.5b1 approximately 4/1/2004	feature freeze

Is that better?  Or is it really better to not talk about these things
for a while?  If so, when should I bring it up again?

| Don Porter          Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division |
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