+1 for Ubuntu version numbering On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 3:37 PM, O'Driscoll, Tim <tim.odriscoll at intel.com> wrote:
> > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Monjalon > > Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 7:23 PM > > To: dev at dpdk.org > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] releases scheduling > > > > Hi all, > > > > We need to define the deadlines for the next releases. > > During 2015, we were doing a release every 4 months. > > If we keep the same pace, the next releases would be: > > 2.3: end of March > > 2.4: end of July > > 2.5: end of November > > > > However, things move fast and it may be a bit long to wait 4 months for > > a feature. That's why I suggest to progressively shorten release terms: > > 2.3: end of March > > 2.4: mid July > > 2.5: end of October > > and continue with a release every 3 months: > > 2.6: end of January > > 2.7: end of April > > 2.8: end of July > > This planning would preserve some of the major holiday periods > > (February, May, August, December). > > > > The first period, for the first submission of a feature, was 2 months > > long. > > Then we had 2 other months to discuss, merge and fix. > > We should shorten only the first period. > > > > Anyway, the next deadlines should be unchanged: > > - January 31: end of first submission phase > > - March 31: release 2.3 > > > > Opinions are welcome. > > I think moving to quarterly releases is a good idea. Your proposal to do > this in a gradual way, so that we don't change the 2.3 dates, also makes > sense. > > Should we consider changing the release numbering at the same time? It's > difficult to keep track of when each 2.x release is due, and we don't have > any criteria in place for moving to 3.x in future. Many people like the > Ubuntu numbering scheme of Year.Month. Should we consider adopting that > convention? If we move in future to a model where we have long-term support > releases (something that was touched on in Dublin), then we could append an > LTS designation to the release number. > > > Tim > -- *Arnon Warshavsky* *Qwilt | work: +972-72-2221634 | mobile: +972-50-8583058 | arnon at qwilt.com <arnon at qwilt.com>*
