[development] Why Drupal 4.7 is late? (long)

[Karthik]

On 15/01/06, Karoly Negyesi <karoly at negyesi.net> wrote:
> First of all, it is not late. It'll be out when it's done and noone said
> it otherwise.

I might be speaking out of turn here, but I totally agree with this
sentiment. However, when is done done? For any software project,
regardless of how simple or complex it is, or what model it follows,
there will _always_ be bugs. So, it's something of a catch-22 that the
longer the delay, the more bugs are found and the longer the delay and
.. There needs to be a line drawn somewhere..

I realise you've linked to a couple of issues on here, but I'm sure
there are more. Is there a list of issues, that if solved will lead to
a 4.7 release? If not, shouldn't there be one?

I've also read on the forum that the bug-fixing parties concentrate on
all outstanding bugs and patches, regardless of whether they are to be
included in 4.7. So, as someone has already attempted to organise,
there should be a Priority level named "Hyper-critical" or something
similar, that can only be set/unset by the primary core developers.
This should allow better control of the project's workflow and enable
everybody to concentrate on getting 4.7 out the door. Or in the
meantime, a list of such issues could be posted, publicised and
regularly updated somewhere..

Anyways, I'd love to help if/where I am able to, but only if I know
what to help with exactly. IMO, we just need to tackle this in a
systematic manner.

Thanks for listening :)
Regards,
Karthik.