[Bf-committers] Official announcement on Siggraph?

[Amos Manneschmidt]

 *If* the contents of the beginning of this this
video<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qauryHKIL_U>(I have not verified
its contents but I don't see why the author would lie)
are true, it means if blender reaches 3.0 it is either perfect or its
development has been discontinued. That said, I believe Ton was talking
about Siggraph 2.5 specs and release dates, not release numbers.

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Nicholas Bishop
<nicholasbishop at gmail.com>wrote:

> Let's not turn this into another bikeshed discussion on the best
> release number to use, that's not really what Ton's posts were about
> :)
>
> -Nicholas
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Christopher
> Cherrett<stuff at trackingsolutions.ca> wrote:
> > I agree on the 3.0 naming jump.
> >
> > -------- Original Message  --------
> > Subject: Re: [Bf-committers] Official announcement on Siggraph?
> > From: Keir Mierle <mierle at gmail.com>
> > To: bf-blender developers <bf-committers at blender.org>
> > Cc: bf-taskforce25 at blender.org
> > Date: 07/30/09 14:05
> >> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Shaul Kedem <shaul.kedem at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> +1
> >>>
> >>> I think GSR is correct. calling it 2.5 and not 3.0 is a good step + a
> >>> soft launch with lots of "Beta" and RCs in there will be very good as
> >>> well,
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> +1 on a longish public beta period to reduce expectations of perfection.
> >>
> >> -1 on naming it 2.5.
> >>
> >> If any release of Blender (in the past or likely in the future) warrants
> a
> >> bump to 3.0, this is it. It's a complete rewrite with some parts ported
> >> forward. Maybe there should be a 2.99 release that emphasizes beta
> quality,
> >> followed by a polished 3.0 release.
> >>
> >> Keir
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> So the press release should be in the lines of "a sneak peek", "work
> >>> in progress preview", "Thought we might ask for tips...", "You can
> >>> change blender !!", "The best is going to become much better very
> >>> soon" etc.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 2:28 PM, GSR<gsr.b3d at infernal-iceberg.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>> ton at blender.org (2009-07-30 at 1333.27 +0200):
> >>>>
> >>>>> You know, the press loves good statements, and at the Siggraph
> exhibit
> >>>>> we'll have a lot of good attention. We will print nice 'spec sheets'
> >>>>> for Blender 2.5, and spread an official press release too.
> >>>>>
> >>>> [...]
> >>>>
> >>>>> "The first release of the 2.5x series is expected to be available in
> >>>>> october 2009."
> >>>>>
> >>>> [...]
> >>>>
> >>>>> Sounds like a plan? Serious objections should be posted quick, we
> will
> >>>>> make our sheets and press releases sunday, in New Orleans.
> >>>>>
> >>>> You should make sure a 2.50 does not end in similar way than KDE 4.0
> >>>> up to 4.2 (and some would say 4.2 included, as things have not reached
> >>>> the same level of 3.5.x in some areas).
> >>>>
> >>>> To put it in few words: do not give the impression that it is a final
> >>>> product and will replace previous versions at launch day.
> >>>>
> >>>> In KDE case, people found out the thing wass not user ready, but was
> >>>> more "for core developers" even if that big four and zero looked
> >>>> pretty inviting for everyone, and then "developers in general" and
> >>>> next "bleeding edge users" to the point that some that want "to get
> >>>> work done" are staying with KDE 3.5. So they seem to have crawled with
> >>>> a nasty storm around, with users complaining about bugs and missing
> >>>> features, instead of getting the same path covered but with better
> >>>> feelings for everyone.
> >>>>
> >>>> Sorry if that sounds like a party pooper, but learning from others'
> >>>> experiences is a good thing. There are plenty of other rocks were to
> >>>> stumble upon.
> >>>>
> >>>> GSR
> >>>>
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