[Vtigercrm-developers] Changing to patch mode of release

[David V.]

I completly agree with Brian.

Another problem is :
It seems that some people are using vtiger on Windows. Is there an easy and
realiable system to patch vtiger on Windows ?

David V.

2007/1/19, Brian Devendorf <developer at infointegrated.com>:
>
> Richie,
> Patch releases may seem easier to manage, but they really become quite a
> bit more difficult. You will have to manage issues of which patches have
> been installed, or coming up with a mechanism to track patches. Then if some
> patches are replaced by other patches, you may need to come up with tools to
> revert the patches. From the support side of things, you will need to keep
> track of these patches independently. I think the problems are going to be
> very similar to the ones you saw when releasing dot releases a month apart.
> I understand that there are still many issues in vtiger that need
> patching, updating, and fixing. I'm sure you are noticing that there is a
> significant overhead to any type of release. What I mean by this is that you
> don't just decide to release and hit your Easy button. You've got testing,
> validation, documentation updates, staging, packaging, and more.
> Don't put more administrative work on your group than you need to. It
> reduces the effort you spend actually fixing and improving the product. And,
> it "cheapens" the product. When I see a product with many patch releases, I
> think, it's too bad they don't have better control of the quality of this
> product.
>
> Brian
>
> On Jan 19, 2007, at 4:42 AM, richie wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> I would like to initiate the discussion on providing patch mode of release
> post the 5.0.3.
>
> Reason for patch mode of release post 5.0.3:-
>
> Much easier format of release.
> Less pressure on team.
> Easy to identify the breakage segment(patch version that is)
> Easier to rollback the patch if need be (ie we can always say that pl. do
> not use the patch and give a better one if need be. It is much easier to
> do).
>
> I know that we have had a lot of debate about the release versionings and
> have arrived at the current one. But owing to the reasons mentioned above, I
> would like to have the convention flexible enough to allow patch releases
> too.
>
> For this to happen, what all are the areas that ought to be taken into
> consideration.
>
> Fathi, Jeff ...?
>
> *Richie*
>
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