[bbDev] Release Proposal

[fel64 at loinhead.net]

I like the sound of that. As much as anything else, it gives people a
reason to upgrade (beyond the 'you should'). What are you planning for bug
fixes? It's always unclear how long major features take, so I'd like
monthly (or a similar regular interval) cumulative bug minor releases that
are always stuck to. If something hasn't been fixed and it's not critical,
it just wouldn't go in.

bb_query sounds good, even as a release feature. More interesting than
pingbacks to me.

Felix

> bbPress hasn't seen a new release in a while, and I suggest we change
> that :)
>
> I also have a proposal for a release... "methodology" might be a
> better word than "schedule" (since bbPress has historically been
> pretty bad about sticking to a schedule).
>
> Until 1.0, at least, we release as often as possible with one new
> "big feature" per release.  A "release feature" would be defined as a
> new chunk of backend code that gives users at least one new cool
> thing.  Here's my proposed list.
>
> Release Features
> 0.8.2.  Slug permalinks and hierarchical forums (ASAP).
> 0.8.3.  XML-RPC: receiving pingbacks
> 0.8.4.  Pseudo-cron: sending pingbacks, deleting spam older than X days
> 0.8.5.  WP's new taxonomy structure: extensible post flags (including
> bozo, spam rework)
>
> Ongoing features (to be included as we go)
> *   BB_Query class (class for doing generic SELECTs on topics,
> posts), and topic and post template loops like we now do for forums.
> ( http://trac.bbpress.org/ticket/657 or similar)
> *  Better admin interface for editing users
> *  Use BB_Query class to build better admin interface for topics,
> posts, spam etc.
>
> Obviously, bug fixes will still need to be addressed, but it'd be
> nice to concentrate on just one "big" features that users will
> appreciate for each release.
>
> Thoughts?
> Mike
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