[wp-hackers] WordPress roadmap

[Travis Northcutt]

Fair point. I probably locked in to the desire to have a plan for upcoming
versions to show to clients, which made me assume the desire was for
something fairly specific, rather than an overall vision. Mea culpa.
--
Travis Northcutt


On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> I think this is a rather short-sighted viewpoint of the purpose of a
> roadmap
> for a project of the size and maturity of WordPress.
>
> Dates and goals can, will, and do change; but it helps *everyone* to have
> some long-term vision laid out for the project - especially for a project
> that depends on contributions from a diverse community. Having expectations
> that change based on changing circumstances is far superior to having no
> expectations at all.
>
> I'm sure, somewhere, internally to the core devs, some sort of long-term
> roadmap exists. Personally, I'm fine with that group maintaining that
> roadmap (no need for bikesheds), but I think it would only benefit the
> contributor community (and, for that matter, parts of the potential user
> community) if more of the roadmap were made public.
>
> Chip
>
> On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Travis Northcutt <
> travis at travisnorthcutt.com> wrote:
>
> > I understand the desire for such a document. However, I think it would be
> > dangerous. It would be encouraging expectations that very well might not
> > ever be met.
> > --
> > Travis Northcutt
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Bjorn Wijers <burobjorn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Aaron,
> > >
> > > Thanks, so this means there is not a more long-term vision document
> > > somewhere? Sometimes (more corporate) clients would like to see a more
> > > 'visionary' document for the near future if you catch my drift. Would
> be
> > > great if something like this would become part of the WordPress
> > > Foundation's actions. I will keep an eye on wpdevel.
> > >
> > > met vriendelijke groet,
> > > Bjorn Wijers
> > >
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> > >
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> > >
> > > On 07/12/2011 02:54 PM, Aaron Jorbin wrote:
> > > > Keep your eyes on http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/ .  In the coming
> weeks
> > > there
> > > > will be feature planning meeting where the scope for 3.3 will be
> > decided
> > > > upon.  In the mean time, tickets in the following report marked
> > > > needs-patched could use a patch -
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=%21closed&keywords=~westi-likes
> > > >
> > > > http://aaron.jorb.in
> > > > twitter: twitter.com/aaronjorbin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Bjorn Wijers <burobjorn at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi,
> > > >>
> > > >> As far as I can see there is no roadmap for what will be the focus
> for
> > > >> the next version(s) of WordPress? Or am I just overlooking it? I
> tried
> > > >> trac, but this just shows the tickets still open for the next
> version.
> > > >> What I'm looking for is more of a 'vision' or focus for the next
> > > >> versions, so I know what I can expect (& tell my clients) and see
> > where
> > > >> I may be able to help out. Anyone know where I should look?
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks,
> > > >>
> > > >> grtz
> > > >> BjornW
> > > >>
> > > >> met vriendelijke groet,
> > > >> Bjorn Wijers
> > > >>
> > > >> * b u r o b j o r n .nl *
> > > >> digitaal vakmanschap | digital craftsmanship
> > > >>
> > > >> Werkdagen:
> > > >> Van maandag t/m donderdag vanaf 10:00
> > > >> Vrijdag is voor experimenteren en eigen projecten.
> > > >>
> > > >> Postbus 14145
> > > >> 3508 SE Utrecht
> > > >> The Netherlands
> > > >>
> > > >> tel: +31 6 49 74 78 70
> > > >> http://www.burobjorn.nl
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