Release Management in Free Software projects

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URL = http://www.cyrius.com/publications/michlmayr-phd.pdf


Description

the PHD work of Martin Michlmayr, a former DPL (Debian Project Leader, the "highest" position Debian has):

"Martin looks at the release management of Free Software projects. He distinguishes two main categories: Feature based releases (i.e.: the well known "It's ready when it's ready") and time based releases (i.e. releases are scheduled in advance in a fixed time boxing scheme). He comes to the conclusion that time based release schemes are better for all stakeholders. Those of you who may know Debian better probably remember that feature based release schemes can lead to looooooong delays for a release...

IMHO this work is particularly interesting because it deals with peer governance - all management stuff is part of a governance. But it also deals with the quality of the product in a non-technical sense." (Stefan Merten, Oekonux mailing list, January 2008)

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