Dear Freeciv packagers I write as one of the upstream Freeciv maintainers. As freeciv 2.3 release comes closer, I think it's time to check that everything is fine in packaging front also. If we at upstream can somehow improve our support for your packaging effort, let me know. It's best interest of everyone that end-user gets best possible freeciv.
We've added new README.packaging document to freeciv source tree that hopefully makes your life easier and gives you tips how to make your freeciv packaging even better. Latest version of the document related to freeciv 2.3 can be seen in http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/*checkout*/freeciv/branches/S2_3/doc/README.packaging For those who want to look further in to the future, version related to current development version of freeciv (that will result in freeciv 2.4): http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/*checkout*/freeciv/trunk/doc/README.packaging Please send me comments also about this document. What more should it cover? Do you have any insight that might help other packagers? As for the 2.3 schedule, we've already released beta3. Next release from S2_3 branch will be either beta4, or if things look good, RC1 in late March. Before final 2.3.0 release there will be (at least) one more 2.2 bugfix release. 2.2.5 will be released by the end of February. Freeciv 2.3 will have no kind of gtk3 support. Current plan is to have separate gtk2 and gtk3 clients available in 2.4. It's too early to tell which one will be default one. No dates are yet set for 2.4 release, but it seems that there will be about 1.5 years between 2.2.0 and 2.3.0 and another 1.5 years from 2.3.0 would be Dec 2012. In general I would be interested to hear about gtk3 migration policies of different distributions. This new need for gtk3 client means we have to cut effort in something else. Unless some new face(s) take active role in Qt-client development, it will be almost halted. I also wonder if there should be discussion about freeciv release dates between upstream and packagers. Sometimes it could make sense to make freeciv release a bit earlier if that would mean meeting deadline for release of some distribution. Currently we have no idea of such deadlines. Could you inform me when at latest you need freeciv releases so you could still get it in to next release of your distribution? Regards - ML -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list Ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
