Re: Inkscape - Release status for 1.0 beta

Thanks for the update! I'll work on migrating that list to GitLab.

-C

On Wed, 24 Apr 2019, 02:19 Bryce Harrington, <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> tldr; - Just an update on my earlier email on release status.  We're
> still on pause waiting on blocker bugs, no ETA for release dates yet.
>
>
>
> Progress is getting made.
>
> There is a lot of good activity going in by RdH, NPJ2000 and others to
> get the Mac OS native packaging established.  Some of that work has
> landed already, and screenshots are starting to get passed around.
>
>    *
> https://chat.inkscape.org/file-upload/gPrPtAHfZDnA39yDK/extensions.png
>
> Of the two blocker bugs we're tracking, the test rendering offset bug
> (#45 in inkscape's gitlab) is well understood now and is down to
> figuring out the right form of fix, and the extensions bug (#156) has
> been progressing nicely, although I don't know the exact status at the
> moment.
>
> We have 17 open bugs milestoned to 1.0:
>
>   * https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/issues?milestone_title=1.0
>
> Ideally we'd drive this list down to zero by release, although if we can
> close the two Critical bugs and most of the High priority bugs we should
> be in decent enough shape.
>
> I've been thumbing through other bug reports, crash bugs in particular.
> There's a lot, but thankfully most are not things ordinary users are
> going to run into, as they tend to be a bit obscure.  But obviously, the
> more of these we can resolve before final release, the better.  Please
> devote some of your time to looking at bugs, even if you're not a
> programmer you can do analysis and testing which can be invaluable.
> Triaging work is also HIGH VALUE right now, most particularly for
> tagging bugs and assigning importance levels to all bugs in the main
> issue tracker.
>
> Chris and Maren collected a listing of problems they'd love to see
> fixed, from an actual product usability point of view:
>
>    * http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/1.0_Release_Bug_Fix_List
>
> These need to be migrated to gitlab, milestoned for 1.0, and set as High
> priority.  Great way to score levels in the bug game, while directly
> helping towards making the software stronger.
>
>
> So, as to scheduling of the beta release...  Since the two blocker bugs
> are blocking the release process, I think it would not be wise to set
> any dates just yet.  However, I think beta could be released shortly
> after they're resolved (or no longer considered blockers).  Focusing
> beta on the Mac OS package would be wise, so we can maximize user
> testing, so I would also include its status in the schedule
> determination there.
>
> Scheduling of release candidates for the final 1.0...  June looks pretty
> unlikely given the work remaining to be done.  I'm guessing a late
> summer release may be more likely, although difficult to predict.
>
> Bryce
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