Development Cycle

As discussed on the email lists, the number of contributions are increasing significantly. We expect this positive trend will continue. As a consequence, we have modified how we do development, and instead of making a list of all the features that we will implement in the next version, each developer signs up for one (maybe two) projects at a time, and when they are complete, and the code is stable, we will release a new version. The release cycle will probably be roughly six months.

The difference is that with a shorter release cycle and fewer released feature, we will have more time to review the new code that is being contributed, and will be able to devote more time to a smaller number of projects (some prior versions had too many new features for us to handle correctly).

Future release schedules will be much the same, and the number of new features will also be much the same providing that the contributions continue to come – and they show no signs of let up :-)

• Feature Requests
• Implementation of Feature Requests
• How Feature Requests Are Accepted
• How Feature Requests Are Prioritized

Possible Next Steps

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