Re: IMPORTANT - READ IT

>> but I dont understand what could have possibly changed between the 
>> previous version of the tarball
>> and the latest tarball.
>
> In that case, we'll just go with what we had in the tarball.
>
> However, I always error on the side of caution.
>
> Whatever set people have been testing, I'd prefer to stay with that 
> set and make the installer around that.
>
> If something changes after testing, I think it should be held off for 
> the next version.

thats fine.  you guys control the OSX installer.

>>> However, it's frustrating when a tarball is released... we wait a 
>>> few days for things to shake out... we then spend the time doing the 
>>> installer... we spend time doing a sanity test on the target 
>>> platform... and then look to release....
>>
>> and BAM! and a change comes along - what may/may not be a significant 
>> change.
>
> Well, it gets down to change/configuration management.
>
> I role I'm glad Andy has volunteered for.
>
> I think moving forward, many of the goals I know we all share will be 
> able to be accomplished with someone watching over this important 
> task.

yup.

>> I am up for you guys releasing the Mac installer.  There really is 
>> not much of a difference.  Use the ones from
>> the old tarball.  We have had inconsistency before.  I think the 
>> important part is to get something released.
>
> Yep.
>
> And we're ready to go.

great!

>> There are bugs.  We need to inventory them and get another release 
>> out, 2.0.1.
>
> Sounds fair.

I am not difficult to get along with.

>> Make a release as is - I am not against that.  We need to get people 
>> testing.  Need to get an announcement.
>> Need to get closer to closing out the bugs we find.
>
> Yep!
>
> I've got potential customers who have held me off because 2.0 was not 
> released... and they've seen it as a potential release since 
> October... so it's made them nervous.
>
> Putting a line in the sand and saying 2.0 is out.... no.... 
> seriously...

lets do it.

> ;)
>
> Will go a long way for people who have said they are waiting for 2.0!
>
> I also have training coming up end of April.

so does Andy.

> I think with the release of 2.0... and a professional training date in 
> the US end of April, we can try to generate some news about Plone in 
> the Mac community.

dounds good to me.

> I plan making the usual noise about Plone on the Mac media web 
> sites... and perhaps even buying targeted advertising (not just our 
> usual Google advertising).

wow ;-)

> This can all be a good thing to bring more awareness about Plone.
>
> So... to recap... we want 2.0 released!!!

what ya waiting for?  put the .dpkg up on sf.net!

alan



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