Re: ATTN: intent to release 1.1.0 based on CVS HEAD

From: Dom Lachowicz (doml@appligent.com)
Date: Sat Sep 07 2002 - 01:58:17 EDT

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    FWIW, all builds are bidi capable now.

    http://abiword.pchasm.org/builds/nightly/

    Last updated Sept 4, which was probably the last time Win32 worked
    before I intentionally slightly broke the tree.

    Dom

    On Friday, September 6, 2002, at 11:16 PM, Andrew Dunbar wrote:

    > I wonder if sombebody has an up-to-date nightly build
    > for Windows. I really want to test a new bidi build
    > and it must be a complete installer version. I can't
    > get .exe only versions to install on the cybercafe
    > computers.
    >
    > Thanks. Andrew Dunbar.
    >
    >>> On 2002.09.06 13:35 Dom Lachowicz wrote:
    >>> Please consider this a 1-month "head's up". I'd
    >> like to get 1.1.0 out
    >>> the door on Friday October 4, 2002. This will be
    >> very much a
    >>> "developer's release." This means that:
    >>>
    >>> * It should be considered unstable (for just about
    >> every conceivable
    >>> definition of unstable)
    >>> * Some features may not be fully implemented or
    >> may be buggy
    >>> * Some features that will go into 2.0 may not have
    >> been started yet and
    >>> will evolve with the 1.1.x series
    >>> * There will be no string or documentation freeze
    >>>
    >>> That said, this release should definitely raise
    >> some eyebrows in the
    >>> community. It will have quite a few good new
    >> features, bug fixes,
    >>> plugins, and other such updates. It should
    >> "reasonably work" for most
    >>> people, given some definition of "reasonably". I'd
    >> like to set the
    >>> baseline at "just about all 1.0.x features should
    >> work in 1.1.0".
    >>>
    >>> Users should be encouraged to try this release,
    >> but we should steer
    >>> them away from using it in production settings or
    >> as their primary WP.
    >>> They do so at their own risk, and doing so (to
    >> quote EAZen) will
    >>> "invoke the wrath of Dom" (whatever that
    >> means...). Until the 1.1.x
    >>> tree has stabilized substantially, we should
    >> strongly advocate using
    >>> the 1.0.x series unless there are some dire
    >> circumstances forcing a
    >>> particular user to upgrade.
    >>>
    >>> Ideally, this series will generate lots of good
    >> bug reports, new
    >>> developer interest, patches, and an increase in
    >> users, all leading to a
    >>> rock-solid and well-endowed 2.0 product.
    >>>
    >>> The tree will close only for a few hours, if that.
    >> Tinderbox must be
    >>> green in order to release. Nothing else will be
    >> considered
    >>> show-stopper. Target platforms: QNX, UNIX/GTK+2,
    >> Win32. There will be
    >>> no UNIX/GNOME2 port of this release. More news
    >> will follow as the
    >>> release date draws nearer.
    >>>
    >>> Thanks and keep up the great work,
    >>> Dom
    >>>
    >>>
    >>
    >>
    >> A whole series of random thoughts pop up on this
    >> one, and probably to early for atleast half of my
    >> questions, so, I'll itemize.
    >>
    >> A) WooHoo! Feel free to let us know what will go in
    >> when you make the decisions.
    >> B) I will emphasize the "unstable," "developers
    >> release, not ready for primetime" and "not to be
    >> used where you need it."
    >> C) Uwog said "invoke the wrath of dom." I
    >> originally said, "*at the risk of invoking the wrath
    >> of dom," then changed it to my new favourite running
    >> gag, "*at the risk of invoking 'AbiWord II: The
    >> Wrath of Dom'."
    >> D) Will there be a source option with all plugins
    >> included? That would be "boffo good!"
    >> E) ACK! GNOME IS DEAD! HE SAID IT AGAIN! (yet, if
    >> you're using gtk<anything>, you're using glib...)
    >>
    >> Look at that, I saved $56 on taxes...so...the
    >> government owes me...no, I still owe the
    >> government...WHAT!? $64,000!?
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