[ros-dev] New Release - how're you feeling?

[Murphy, Ged (Bolton)]

Ge van Geldorp wrote:

> > From: Murphy, Ged (Bolton)
> >
> > I agree with WD about networking. Arty is busy with the new
> > job, and nobody else is working on networking. Considering 
> > networking is meant to be the key feature for the 0.3 
> > release, then either people need to start working on 
> > networking or the 0.3 goalposts need to be changed.
> 
> I don't see why the 0.3 goalposts would need to be changed. 
> As long as we're not comfortable saying "basic TCP/IP 
> networking is implemented now" we just call the release 0.2.x 
> instead of 0.3.
> 
> Gé van Geldorp.
> 

My understanding of the goal for 0.3 is; basic networking with support for
common NIC's and Modems plus a GUI to configure it. If nobody is working on
networking, then (possibly exaggerated) it could be a year before it is
implemented. 

What I was getting at is, if this is the case, does more focus need to be
put into networking, or would it be better to change the milestone for 0.3
(maybe stating networking as partly implemented, as it is now)

If everyone is happy to continue incrementing 0.2.x then I don't really see
a problem, but to quote WaxDragon "several of the developers are stuck in
this "No more 0.2.x releases" mentality.", which could mean we're stuck at
0.2.6 for another 6-12 months.

Ged.


(p.s. apologies for the bloat attached to the bottom of my mails)





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