Re: [Tails-dev] Postponing 1.1?

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Author: intrigeri
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Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] Postponing 1.1?
anonym wrote (27 May 2014 22:34:53 GMT) :
> 27/05/14 18:29, intrigeri wrote:
>> * The lack of a finalized Windows Camouflage mode.


> I think we need clearer goals on what "finalized" is here. I have the
> feeling that me and Alan disagrees a bit on how far we need to take this
> theme. The details shouldn't be discussed here but in the dedicated
> thread, of course, but my point is that depending on our perspective, we
> may be more or less done with this feature now.


OK, good to know.

> This sounds ok to me. Just to get this straight: you suggest we skip a
> 1.0.1~rc1? If so I think I agree;


Yes, I do.

>>   * Release 1.1 on July 22 (which probably means a freeze + RC1 during
>>     the summit).


> This timing seems pretty bad to me. It'd be a shame to spend valuable
> time during the summit on near-freeze fixes and building the RC. Given
> our track record, I wouldn't trust that we'd have everything essentially
> ready before the summit, and even if we did, the normal processes are
> quite time consuming on their own.


I share these concerns.

> What about if we instead have an unusually early freeze for 1.1? E.g.
> freeze and build 1.1~rc1 on July 1, test 1.1~rc1 on July 2, and release
> 1.1~rc1 on July 3?


Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking of.

> In case I'll be RM for 1.1 (again :)),


Yes, please :)

> it'd work for
> me since I'll start travelling to the summit on July 4. I wouldn't
> necessarily enjoy it, though, because I think I'd like a couple of days
> off right before the summit. Still, it'd be better than "wasting" summit
> time on the 1.1 release work.


Even freezing + RC a few days earlier would be fine, I think.
It still leaves us a month to get our stuff together.

Cheers,
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