[Pkg-freeciv-devel] Greetings from Freeciv upstream

[Thomas Janssen]

Hi Marko

On 02/14/2011 03:46 PM, Marko Lindqvist wrote:
> Dear Freeciv packagers
>
> I write as one of the upstream Freeciv maintainers. As freeciv 2.3 release
> comes closer, I think it's time to check that everything is fine in
> packaging front also. If we at upstream can somehow improve our support
> for your packaging effort, let me know. It's best interest of everyone
> that end-user gets best possible freeciv.
>
> We've added new README.packaging document to freeciv source tree that
> hopefully makes your life easier and gives you tips how to make your
> freeciv packaging even better.
> Latest version of the document related to freeciv 2.3 can be seen in
> http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/*checkout*/freeciv/branches/S2_3/doc/README.packaging
> For those who want to look further in to the future, version related to current
> development version of freeciv (that will result in freeciv 2.4):
> http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/*checkout*/freeciv/trunk/doc/README.packaging
> Please send me comments also about this document. What more should it cover?
> Do you have any insight that might help other packagers?
I like that README. Gives a lot of good information. Good job.
> As for the 2.3 schedule, we've already released beta3. Next release from S2_3
> branch will be either beta4, or if things look good, RC1 in late March.
> Before final 2.3.0 release there will be (at least) one more 2.2 bugfix
> release. 2.2.5 will be released by the end of February.
>
> Freeciv 2.3 will have no kind of gtk3 support. Current plan is to have
> separate gtk2 and gtk3 clients available in 2.4. It's too early to tell which
> one will be default one. No dates are yet set for 2.4 release, but it
> seems that there will be about 1.5 years between 2.2.0 and 2.3.0 and
> another 1.5 years from 2.3.0 would be Dec 2012.
> In general I would be interested to hear about gtk3 migration policies
> of different distributions.
>
This is what i have for Fedora 15: 
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Gnome3

> This new need for gtk3 client means we have to cut effort in something
> else. Unless some new face(s) take active role in Qt-client development,
> it will be almost halted.
>
> I also wonder if there should be discussion about freeciv release dates
> between upstream and packagers. Sometimes it could make sense to make
> freeciv release a bit earlier if that would mean meeting deadline for
> release of some distribution. Currently we have no idea of such deadlines.
> Could you inform me when at latest you need freeciv releases so you could
> still get it in to next release of your distribution?

I have no problem at all to get the latest freeciv into our next 
release. Be it in time, last minute or even after our release as update. 
The latest freeciv will also be pushed (current policy still allows that 
since it's no critpath component) to our N-1 release.

BTW, thanks for your good work!

-- 
Thomas Janssen
Fedora Linux Developer