Re: Release v1.4 (or 2.0): process and schedule ?

[zimoun]

Hi Maxim,

On Sun, 19 Dec 2021 at 21:12, Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> wrote:
> zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> writes:

>> Now core-updates-frozen is merged.  Now The Big Change [1 ]is done.  Do
>> we go for v1.4 or v2.0?
>
> As I've mentioned previously, I'd go for a 1.4.0 release, since overall
> we've refined and improved (greatly!) what we already had rather than
> introduced something revolutionary.  I'd keep a 2.0.0 for when we have
> p2p distributed substitutes, a custom graphical tool and/or integration
> with the 'Software' application in GNOME, this kind of big user-facing
> changes.  But that's just my personal opinion :-).  If the majority
> feels a 2.0.0 is more suitable, I won't mind.

I do not have a strong opinion either.  On the other hand, all the
changes are incremental over a relatively large period of time, other
said, each change is not revolutionary but all in all, they can be
considered as.  The revolution of the Sun is made by 365 small changes
and each day compared one by one looks really similar – aside climate
change or tropical/equatorial latitude – and at the end, seasons appear.

Anyway, I won’t mind equally. :-)


>> In both case, what is the target for a release date?  I propose January
>> 31rst.  WDYT?
>
> I'd like to fix #52051 before issuing the first release candidate (RC).
> Assuming this can be made before the end of January with the first RC
> coming out around New Year, and that the kind of collaboration I've seen
> in the last weeks continues at the same intensity, this seems
> achievable.

To me,

 - adapt the importers with the new style is also a thing
 - various guix home minor fixes discussed [1] by Xinglu, Andrew and
   Ludo, a blog post would be neat too. :-)


1: <878rwlu4uz.fsf@inria.fr">https://yhetil.org/guix/878rwlu4uz.fsf@inria.fr>



Cheers,
simon