Release Strategy (was: Re: [Optimoz] 1.0.2 - Where is Hungarian localization?)

[Jens Bannmann]

KamiHír wrote:
> I got Mouse Gestures 1.0.2, but it has not got Hungarian localization.

1.0.2 is a maintenance release, making Mouse Gestures compatible with 
Firefox 1.5 Beta 1. Far more users than expected downloaded the beta, 
and subsequently complained on http://addons.mozilla.org about Mouse 
Gestures not being able to install (and even when Firefox was forced to 
install it, Mouse Gestures had some trouble). So we had to hurry a bit 
with this one, and 1.0.2 was made "by hand" based on the 1.0.1 release. 
It included only a small selection of bugfixes - the bare minimum needed 
for 1.5 beta - and hence did not include most of what's been happening 
in our code base since 1.0.1, among it the addition of the Hungarian 
locale, but also some very cool new features.

Basically, I decided our releases will work a bit like those of Firefox 
from now on. Imagine a tree with the trunk representing the ongoing 
development, growing upwards as time flies. With each new "feature 
release", 1.0 in this case, a "branch" is made at that exact point in 
time, growing sideways from the trunk. Now, if we release a 1.0.x 
version, it will not be made from the trunk, but from its respective 
branch, which got only selected bug fixes - security and compatibility 
fixes, and those for showstopper bugs.

That said, the next feature-release, dubbed 1.1, will of course include 
Hungarian.

I'm very sorry that this procedure resulted in a disappointment for you, 
and hope you accept my apologies.


Anyone having questions about this matter, feel free to send e-mail to 
me or the list.

Best regards,
Jens