Re: [Vxl-maintainers] Re: Vxl-users digest, Vol 1 #107 - 4 msgs

[Amitha P. <pe...@cs...>]

> I've got to disagree here. Unless there's an official 1.0 release,
> then we should keep 1.0-beta. Actually, I strongly advocate getting a
> 1.0 release out ASAP - or at lease another beta release.

I, too, must chime in with my agreement. I think a beta 2 is in order,
but not a 1.0 release.

There are a couple of reasons I think now is a good time for another
beta release:

- CMake 1.4 is released, and CMake 1.6 not expected for a while.

- The build system is decent, and handles the dependency stuff.

I think that we must make sure vgui builds before releasing a beta. I
think a lot of people will be attracted by the multi-platform nature
of vxl, and with that comes the attraction of a multi-platform GUI, no
matter how "crude" in comparision to the native toolkits. (No insult
intended to the designers; our group relys heavily on vgui.)

We should not, however, do a 1.0 release yet.

- All the stuff Ian and Tim wrote about in another email.

- Some of the libraries still don't have consistent interfaces.

- Some of the action items from the Zurich meeting are not yet completely
  implemented.

I think that setting a release date should be the first priority in
the next meeting, which should hopefully happen this year.

Amitha.