new release schedule?

[Christian Stimming]

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Hi there,

Would it be possible to state some dates for upcoming new releases? 

The stable branch probably can have a new release every 1-2 weeks ATM. But 
PLEASE make the dates known beforehand AND schedule at least 2-3 days of 
STRING FREEZE before that. The translations in 1.6.0 were not perfect, 
which is fine, but further releases in 1.6.x should really be improvements 
in terms of the translations as well. This means that follow-up releases 
should have *more* translated strings and not less. That's what a string 
freeze is for.

What is the timescale for a new major release in the stable branch, i.e. 
version 1.8 ? I know we have a whole bunch of new ideas which is great. 
OTOH I would prefer to release often and add new features in smaller steps 
rather than not having anything new in the stable branch for the next 12 
months... There is one big milestone coming up: The introduction of the 
EURO on Jan 1st, 2002 (totally replacing any other currency in the member 
countries). I would like to provide some sort of druid for all users from 
Euroland to help them switching their account from DEM,FRF,... to EUR. A 
druid for that would *have* to be released by November 2001. Therefore I 
would suggest to schedule a 1.8 release for October 2001.

What do people think?

Christian
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