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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: Bengt Richter Cc: Guix Devel Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Country: US ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yhetil.org; s=key1; t=1640029120; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references:list-id:list-help: list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-post; bh=fjopUyQFT6DNoCv8U6LSGr3L7Y0KOp+6W0lMHGNle1I=; b=t/76WdJwyvqwDuF7yiVgaIs17o8p48oDYsylyCt+0Ub7CMzmX5CZ/j9vocn3t05P2eUE8+ K8XRzp+OubS77xiPw8Jf+62m0RSZPnP/+2tdQ1cYxmIqoWDzd7BaCPs3SxgO2A0xJfONMl JxXcCnMtLotvcekkaMj8LqVPB1wY9+lSUs0Ih0ssyMnHLtlZBG1+upyJr7qGhSyP0lG9OU l3yjL8QZ64eIU6Y68bdZLjPbeGFy7xKmc3JDCHOuwNF6H1MebdGZf/3i0GLoafDOymrz7f zH93EHfvNzlzfwJMbwzMqXgX8ayQrsdPtOZrn94O0DFCDCbmO9d+zAO/S3ZvVA== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=key1; d=yhetil.org; t=1640029120; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=BolWC24b2JIoiCbiE+3gxZtZx0TYbVAMnY3pXz4o8CRGfLycdRvHOo9y7hKFWPdAZ25aad UQCRzmVusH/Rb0zWmxvXKCylab9Ulvo2s/FwXOmdIqlA3WgqJjH/6xn9D1MG8UZcmD7iFG ud1wICa0SKhecfM92kdJgFG/CAyON9LFknx4NKJ4CLPLZZzGiwixDRI5JwPg4gBLDkI/nA I1ds9MFKTpeD94aWV1zxkS3KDxV1dSk0y1P9kCBrBJER3K5t9ynJkucFE1ZELoVzojNCeJ 2uMGu7Q5QM598mQMX9XMRxW1/V//qJ2fsUHgNfGvhXgXNf8SFdjXLiBC/tOyLw== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -0.02 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 391632C81A X-Spam-Score: -0.02 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: 2cDpZJFPBrMZ Hi all, On +2021-12-19 21:12:36 -0500, Maxim Cournoyer wrote: > Hi Simon, > > zimoun writes: > > > Hi, > > > > Now core-updates-frozen is merged. Now The Big Change [1 ]is done. Do > > we go for v1.4 or v2.0? > > As I've mentioned previously, I'd go for a 1.4.0 release, since overall > we've refined and improved (greatly!) what we already had rather than > introduced something revolutionary. I'd keep a 2.0.0 for when we have > p2p distributed substitutes, a custom graphical tool and/or integration > with the 'Software' application in GNOME, this kind of big user-facing > changes. But that's just my personal opinion :-). If the majority > feels a 2.0.0 is more suitable, I won't mind. > > > In both case, what is the target for a release date? I propose January > > 31rst. WDYT? > > I'd like to fix #52051 before issuing the first release candidate (RC). > Assuming this can be made before the end of January with the first RC > coming out around New Year, and that the kind of collaboration I've seen > in the last weeks continues at the same intensity, this seems > achievable. > > [...] > > >> The lesson of v1.0.1 [#,@] is: please help in testing the > >> installer. :-) > > Yes, I also feel we should give the installer a lot of testing; it seems > many people have had issues with it, especially when dealing with newer > EFI machines. Unfortunately I don't have such a machine available for > testing myself... > This seems, IIUC, like a FLOSS way to deliver multiple versions of guix in the form of a collection of bootable ISOs in a single bootable image for easy trial on various systems. WDYT? [0] https://www.theregister.com/2021/12/10/friday_foss_fest/?td=keepreading-btm [1] git clone 'https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy.git' > >> How does it sound? > >> > >> Last, Guix is a “rolling-release“, so what does it mean ‘release’? :-) > >> The main argument for releasing, IMHO, is communication and so attract > >> potential new users. :-) > > To me, it's a milestone that can be communicated and provides a more > thoroughly tested (in theory) Guix installation image. > > Thanks for helping shape the release plan, > > Maxim > -- Regards, Bengt Richter