Re: [libreoffice-l10n] REMINDER: Release 3.4.0-beta5 from libreoffice-3-4 branch

Hi Petr,
On 09/05/2011 19:36, Petr Mladek wrote:
> Hi,
>
> there were again some problems with localizations[*] in beta4, so we
> decided to release beta5 instead of rc1 this week. The commit deadline
> is today.

Thanks a lot!
> Commit rules for libreoffice-3-4 branch after May 9, 2011:
>
>         + all commits need one review, ask on irc or
>            libreoffice@lists.freedesktop.org mailing list
>         + do not modify strings or UI
>          + commit only safe bug fixes
>
> For more deadlines see
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan#3.4.0_release
>
>
>
> [*] Please, be patient. There were big changes in the build framework
> between LO-3.3 and 3.4. We stopped using obsolete helper scripts from
> the build repo. Started building many modules using GNU make instead of
> dmake. Started building from PO files instead of the generated SDF
> files. Installed some new build hosts. It brought some unexpected
> problems but we all improving it. Also there was a problem with
> communication when developers were not aware of the problems on Linux.
> We are all hardly working on it and learning from mistakes. Every beta
> is more and more usable.

Yes, I think that we all know that a lot is going on and that we need to 
adapt ourselves to this new process too.
> Note that we really want to use the time based schedule. See also the
> updated http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Release_Criteria*

Thanks again for your quick reaction on the localization issue and 
providing another beta.

Kind regards
Sophie
--
Founding member of The Document Foundation

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