[OpenSIPS-Users] [OpenSIPS-Devel] [RFC] New Release Policy for OpenSIPS project

[Ali Pey]

I agree with this. Not every release needs to be supported for a full 2
years.

Regards,
Ali Pey



On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Ryan Bullock <rrb3942 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Bogdan-Andrei Iancu <bogdan at opensips.org>wrote:
>
>> **
>> Hi Ali,
>>
>> Thanks for feedback - regarding the support for previous releases, Saul
>> raised the same point as you, and I have to admit I didn't do the math - 2
>> release ~= 1 year, which indeed is too short - I mean this will force an
>> upgrade each year.
>>
>> So, we need to somehow get to ~ 2 year lifetime for a release. My
>> suggestion is to actually set a life span for 2 years.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Bogdan-Andrei Iancu
>> OpenSIPS Founder and Developerhttp://www.opensips-solutions.com
>>
>> What about adding a long term support branch that is released every two
> years and supported for 2 years, and then a release every 6 months for
> 'standard' releases. Each standard release would be supported for 1 year.
>
> Something like this, assuming 1.10 is the first long term support:
> 1.10 - Long term support (2 years)
> 1.11 - Standard release (1 year)
> 1.12 - Standard release (1 year)
> 1.13 - Standard release (1 year)
> 1.14 - Long term support (2 years)
>
> Those wanting new features can go for the standard releases, and those
> looking for stability and better support can stick with the long term
> support releases. It should strike a decent balance between getting
> features out the door and support.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ryan
>
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