On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Andrew Savory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > > 2008/5/21 Dan Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > One year between releases is a very long time for such a useful and > > dynamic system. Are project leaders willing to (re)consider the > > development process to prioritize improvements/features scope into > > chunks that can be accomplished in shorter time frames - say 90 days? > > In my experience, short dev iteration cycles that fix time and vary > > scope produce better results from all perspectives. > > Well, as an active meritocracy, the "us and them" divide doesn't > really exist. If we (the users and developers) feel the need to have a > release, it's up to us to make it happen -- by contributing wherever > and whatever we can. Right, I am pretty new to solr and know some small part of the code that i worked on. I am ready to contribute in any manner I can. I scanned 1.3 related issues in JIRA yesterday couldn't see anything that I could contribute rightaway. However I am more than willing to start contributing. > Fixed release cycles are difficult to achieve on any voluntary > project, it's usually just when enough people need to scratch that > particular itch it will happen. > I fully agree, the discussion has already geared up towards the release. > > Andrew. > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.andrewsavory.com/ >
