[mythtv] Using Release Candidates to minimize user trouble?

[Isaac Richards]

On Thursday 25 December 2003 12:12 am, Kenneth Aafløy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if the use of MythTV release candidates would actually
> help MythTV's releases mature before the actual release, or if they
> would just hinder the current main focus for MythTV development, which
> is major feature enhancements.
>
> I would argue that release candidates would make the release version as
> bugfree as possible, but this would imply a increased load on support
> questions and the like. So what about an intermediate sollution, which
> would be to just tag the CVS reposotory with release-0-14-rcX, in a
> greater period of time, so that all developers actually could follow the
> last steps of bugfixing a bit more close than a mere 'I'm planning a
> release next week.' type of message on the forum?
>
> I'm unsure of wheter this would actually ease the release cycle or put a
> larger strain on the MythTV team, so comments on this subject is wery
> welcome.

Well, I'd say that just a release candidate tag kind of defeats the purpose of 
doing a release candidate, as people testing with it would not be getting any 
bugfixes done since tagging unless the tag was moved after each commit.

I don't really like doing actual release candidates, mainly because of the 
time commitment.  Takes me quite a while to go through and get everything 
ready..  Also, it breaks my version numbering scheme =)

I dunno, I just consider my 'I'm going to put out a release in a week' emails 
to be a release candidate type thing.

Isaac