Next release?

[riksweeney]

I was wondering if there's a new target date for an official release of Rockbox? Personally I'm quite happy just to use the daily builds, but was just curious...

[Febs]

There is no release date contemplated at this time.

[adam917]

What criteria still has to be met before an official release?

[Llorean]

Another feature freeze would have to happen, and reproduceable bugs would have to be weeded out, Rombox *might* need to work again, and Playback and Voice need to be very very solid.

[Bagder]

There would also have to be a bunch of developers wanting it to happen, and I don't see that right now. We manage fine with cvs and daily builds for now...

[Llorean]

That's true as well. There's no real *reason* for a numbered release other than "People like version numbers."

[bascule]

That's true as well. There's no real *reason* for a numbered release other than "People like version numbers."

I'm surprised you have that point of view, Llorean. I would have thought it would be so much easier to point new users towards a bug-free, installer-driven version that *just works* and then only deal with issues once the user had enough experience/practice to want to try a CVS update.

The current philosophy that everyone is a 'tester' is fine for some, but a lot of people appear to arrive at the site with the expectation of a plug-and-play product.

Of course, most of those people seem to be iPod users, for whom a release version is by far the least likely at the moment, but an iriver/iaudio fixed release would surely be a Good Thingâ„¢?

[LinusN]

I would have thought it would be so much easier to point new users towards a bug-free, installer-driven version that *just works* and then only deal with issues once the user had enough experience/practice to want to try a CVS update.

This of course implies that there is a Rockbox version that *just works*. So far we haven't been close on the software codec targets...

[bascule]

Oh, OK. I guess I'm easily pleased, then, because my H120 is, to me, very nearly as stable and problem-free as my old Rio Karma and that had extremely competent firmware

[soap]

Of course, most of those people seem to be iPod users...

Most DAP owners are iPod users.