[bt-devel] Time to release alpha? (Re: Windows build system)

[Martin Gruner]

Yep, I'd like to release an alpha soon. Don't care about the  number, so 
2.0.alpha1 is ok with me.
Just let me know when the sources are ready for a release.

mg

On Saturday 28 February 2009 08:21:38 Eeli Kaikkonen wrote:
> Many issues have been solved at least partially. Gary seems to have
> fixed a Windows crash, which is very important. BT accepts png icons.
> The BT c++ source code needs probably only one small patch (stricmp in
> two files).
>
> Is it possible to create another Windows installer? If the fixes work we
> can test it and soon release alpha1 officially.
>
> I would like to call it 2.0alpha1. This porting work needs to be
> celebrated and BibleTime earns a greater number than 1.7 or 1.8. Couple
> of weeks ago I thought that the Windows port would take at least half a
> year. Now it seems to be closer than one month away. That's amazing.
>
> I want to call it alpha because we have made major changes since 1.7.
> Though it's not much codewise it's a large step to change the underlying
> library for the display engine and other parts. We should be as careful
> as we have been with 1.7 line and not call it final until it's tested
> extensively. Also I don't want to make the mistake of being too excited
> and publish the Windows port as final before it has really been tested.
> The Xiphos folks published with short testing period and one www
> reviewer couldn't even start the program. I can take part to the
> developers' disappointment.
>
> The alpha period will be short. After one or two alphas we can release a
> beta and soon the final. There's no need for several months cycle this
> time, but I still want to use more than couple of days for alphas and
> betas.
>
>
> --Eeli Kaikkonen
>
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