[FFmpeg-devel] release feedback

[Baptiste Coudurier]

Robert Swain wrote:
> On 16/3/09 01:37, Diego Biurrun wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 01:04:34AM +0000, Robert Swain wrote:
>>> In a 6 month period, it is pretty much guaranteed that a slew of new
>>> formats have been integrated, existing formats will have received a
>>> number of changes and the core of FFmpeg will have received some
>>> non-trivial changes. 3-4 months gives time for change but not so much
>>> time that the step between releases is very large.
>> I must say I do not share your optimism that we can repeat this every
>> 3 months from now on.  We barely managed to put one release out, let's
>> start small and work things up from there.  In 3 months we can see if
>> a release seems necessary.
> 
> As I seem to be the only advocate of 3 month releases with a voice at 
> the moment, OK. We can play it by ear, though I would prefer to at least 
> have a targeted release date for 6 months time somewhat set in stone. If 
> it needs re-arranging by a week or two closer to the time, fair enough. 
> If when we make said release we feel it was too far from the last 
> release, we can change our plan.

I strongly support the 3 month releases.

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