[Bioperl-l] For the 1.6 release...

[Chris Fields]

Works for me.  I'll post a bit ahead of time before I tag 1.6.

chris

On Dec 10, 2008, at 1:27 PM, Scott Cain wrote:

> Hi Chris,
>
> Count me as one who is rushing to get newish code ready.  I hope to
> have Bio::DB::SeqFeature::Store::DBI::Pg ready to go by tomorrow.
>
> Scott
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Chris Fields  
> <cjfields at illinois.edu> wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> Just to note for anyone not subscribed to the dev list, I haven't  
>> created a
>> branch or tagged anything for 1.6 yet, but will probably do so in  
>> the next
>> week.
>>
>> We are seeing some very promising code from new devs.  However, we  
>> don't
>> want subtle bugs sneaking in with rushed code at the last minute.   
>> This
>> means:
>>
>> 1) Any new modules and functionality trying to make it into the  
>> initial 1.6
>> release at the last minute still need to pass *all* tests, not just  
>> the ones
>> in a particular test file.
>>
>> 2) Be prepared to ->support<- your code/modules (and it's current  
>> design,
>> flowers/warts and all).  This code will go out to a LOT of users.   
>> As noted
>> previously, API changes that break code or tests will NOT be  
>> allowed in this
>> release series.  If you think there is a design flaw: take a deep  
>> breath.
>> There is no need to rush.  See #3 below.
>>
>> 3) We intend on having regular point releases (about every 3-4  
>> months) for
>> bug fixes and some added functionality (as long as it does not  
>> change the
>> API and can be supported).  If your module's or code's API is in a  
>> state
>> that may change, please consider waiting until a later point release.
>>
>> 1.6 has been a long time coming.  We made the point early on for this
>> release that the focus was primarily to be on bug fixes;  
>> enhancements would
>> only be included if they come with and can pass all new and current  
>> tests.
>>
>> chris
>>
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