On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 12:41 AM, Jürgen Schmidt <jogischm...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi,
>
> some time ago we have discussed a language only release on base of
> 4.0.1. And even a language release requires a lot of work. Until today I
> see 3 potential languages ready which is not enough from my perspective.
> But on the other side we have some nice stuff in place that should be
> released asap, for example the iAccessibility support which is a great
> step forward and will help a lot of people.
>
> I would like to propose a new release AOO 4.1 early next year and as
> soon as possible. Taking into account that Christmas and the related
> holidays in many countries will slow down all the activities a little
> bit I can think of the following:
>
> Jan 10, 2014 features freeze
> Jan 13, 2014 translation freeze for beta
> Jan 20, 2014 feature FVT finish
> Jan 21, 2014 4.1 beta candidate, with major features and languages
> Jan 27, 2014 4.1 beta release for public review
> Jan 27 - ? full regression testing and bug fixing
> ? RC1 Feb 28, or later?
> GA ?
>
>
> I really would like to see the iAccessibility improvements publicly
> available as soon as possible because from my perspective it is a
> further huge milestone for AOO. And I would like to support the new
> languages as soon as possible and hopefully we can have a few more. Some
> are very close to be ready.
>
> Opinions and feedback is welcome and I hope may of you can share my view.
>
> Juergen
>
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I haven't yet installed the linux snapshot containing these changes or
reviewed current bugs *in a while* but the proposed schedule looks like a
good goal to me. The public beta will be an interesting aspect for us.
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