Re: [Tiki-devel] An idea for an extended LTS period

> 6.x LTS ceases (and 9.x LTS starts) when Tiki 10.1 comes out.
>
> Exactly.
>
> But then the ASCII chart does not completely fit and I think that caused the
> missunderstanding of Olaf.
>
> Am I right? If yes, one of us should correct the chart -> if you confirm,
> I'll do it.
>
> Cheers ;-)
> --ToF
>
>
> Am 06.03.2012 15:29, schrieb Marc Laporte:
>
> Please re-read: http://dev.tiki.org/Version+lifecycle
>
> 6.x LTS ceases (and 9.x LTS starts) when Tiki 10.1 comes out. This was the
> commitment and this is what will happen.
>
> We don't want LTS people to upgrade from 6.9 to 9.0 because of stability
> issues. But by the time 10.1 is released, we'll be at around 9.4, thus
> pretty stable.
>
> The ASCII chart for extended LTS is there to make it easier to visualize
> how/when the versions overlap. Now, we need to discuss if we have the
> resources / volunteers to commit to this.
>
> Best regards,
>
> M :-)
>
> On 2012-03-06 7:34 AM, "Olaf-Michael Stefanov" <omstefanov@...> wrote:
>>
>> +1 to the general ideas (for 9.x and beyond) ... BUT
>>
>> There are some pretty gruesome things happening right now though:
>> L (Long Term Support) for 6.x stops in less than 2 months,
>> 7.x is dead
>> 8.x expires at the same time 6.x does, but
>> 9.0 release isn't until the same month 6.x stops being LTS (and 8.x
>> stops being the Stable version) !
>> and
>> 9.x as a Stable branch is due the same month 6.x and 8.x EXPIRE, and
>> 9.x doesn't become LTS until 7 months after the last LTS version ceased !
>>
>> Having propagated the concept of LTS versions on which production
>> systems can rely
>> Tiki may find itself losing a considerable number of sites during this
>> 6-7 gap when there is no LTS at all.
>>
>> As eager as Robert Plummer is to branch I would strongly recommend to
>> the group that some form of X-EXtended support is needed NOW to bridge
>> the half-year gap in LTS versions that is about to happen.
>> Otherwise tiki-devels may be developing to a much smaller base.
>> And users and user-groups you lose are notoriously difficult to get back.
>> Tiki may also find itself faced with questions in online journals,
>> forums and development/support sites about what happened to its
>> commitment to its user base - as it ceases to have an LTS version ...
>>
>> Your idea for an extended LTS period is excellent, Marc, no - its
>> essential, but it needs to be taken a step further -
>> At least to bridge the gap between when 6.x ceases to be at the end of
>> April 2012 and 9.x becomes the next LTS in November (or perhaps it will
>> not be so until December) some sort of EXtended support is needed !
>>
>> just my 2 cents worth,
>> olaf-michael
>>
>> On 2012-03-06 07:26, Marc Laporte wrote:
>> > Hi!
>> >
>> > As Tiki9 is coming soon, I'd like to brainstorm on an idea...
>> > http://dev.tiki.org/Version+lifecycle#Extended_LTS_idea
>> >
>> > What do you think?
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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