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Rockbox General => Rockbox General Discussion => Topic started by: riksweeney on January 02, 2007, 06:21:30 AM

Title: Next release?
Post by: riksweeney on January 02, 2007, 06:21:30 AM

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...

Title: Re: Next release?
Post by: Febs on January 02, 2007, 07:29:15 AM

There is no release date contemplated at this time.

Title: Re: Next release?
Post by: adam917 on January 02, 2007, 05:42:22 PM

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

Title: Re: Next release?
Post by: Llorean on January 02, 2007, 05:43:35 PM

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.

Title: Re: Next release?
Post by: Bagder on January 02, 2007, 06:22:18 PM

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...

Title: Re: Next release?
Post by: Llorean on January 02, 2007, 06:23:15 PM

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

Title: Re: Next release?
Post by: bascule on January 03, 2007, 04:42:35 AM

Quote from: Llorean on January 02, 2007, 06:23:15 PM

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„¢?

Title: Re: Next release?
Post by: LinusN on January 04, 2007, 03:26:14 PM

Quote from: bascule on January 03, 2007, 04:42:35 AM

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...

Title: Re: Next release?
Post by: bascule on January 04, 2007, 03:33:13 PM

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 ;D

Title: Re: Next release?
Post by: soap on January 05, 2007, 12:33:06 PM

Quote from: bascule on January 03, 2007, 04:42:35 AM

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

Most DAP owners are iPod users.