Hi folks,
I’ve just read these two blogposts from Gitlab (a bit of reading but really worth it):
… and I found them really inspiring.
As we surely do not have the size of Gitlab, their process is (to me) highly interesting in one point : trust.
Having a pre-defined release date provides confidence:
- for contributors that may be eager to see their code included and shipped,
- for users who know the project is responsive and reliable,
- for adminsys who can plan their upgrade and migration.
The two articles enlighten other cool benefits. I also like the description of all the release process and moreover, the fact that all is publicly documented (what a fantastic resource !).
I think we could be inspired by this process (also used by Ubuntu and Gnome) and create our own adapted release process that would be time-based.
What do you think of it ?