Comments on: Release management in open source projects http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2009/12/02/release-management-in-open-source-projects/ open source software innovation support centre Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ross Gardler http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2009/12/02/release-management-in-open-source-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Ross Gardler Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:11:07 +0000 http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/2009/12/02/release-management-in-open-source-projects/#comment-246 I totally agree Bertrand, and I'm pleased to say the software Sander is talking about here has a reasonably complete test suite. We are running a continuous integration server at http://16degrees.com.au/hudson Our tests even check license headers in source files. I totally agree Bertrand, and I’m pleased to say the software Sander is talking about here has a reasonably complete test suite. We are running a continuous integration server at http://16degrees.com.au/hudson

Our tests even check license headers in source files.

]]> By: Links 05/12/2009: KDE Software Compilation 4.4 (“Kompilation”) in Beta | Boycott Novell http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2009/12/02/release-management-in-open-source-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Links 05/12/2009: KDE Software Compilation 4.4 (“Kompilation”) in Beta | Boycott Novell Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:16:35 +0000 http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/2009/12/02/release-management-in-open-source-projects/#comment-245 [...] Release management in open source projects Whatever release management process you choose, the dynamic nature of many projects makes it valuable to adjust the process to your needs and for instance choose a mix of the two discussed methods. [...] [...] Release management in open source projects Whatever release management process you choose, the dynamic nature of many projects makes it valuable to adjust the process to your needs and for instance choose a mix of the two discussed methods. [...]

]]> By: Bertrand Delacretaz http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2009/12/02/release-management-in-open-source-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Bertrand Delacretaz Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:40:06 +0000 http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/2009/12/02/release-management-in-open-source-projects/#comment-244 Depending on the type of software that you're producing, automated tests make all the difference in terms of release management. If your automated (unit and integration) tests are good enough, you're basically ready to make a release any time all tests pass. That's of course easier to achieve for infrastructure software and libraries, as opposed to software with complex visual user interfaces. But even there, having a clear split between a non-visual core (where tests are easier to automate) and the graphical parts can help tremendously, by minimizing the amount of manual testing. Depending on the type of software that you’re producing, automated tests make all the difference in terms of release management.

If your automated (unit and integration) tests are good enough, you’re basically ready to make a release any time all tests pass.

That’s of course easier to achieve for infrastructure software and libraries, as opposed to software with complex visual user interfaces. But even there, having a clear split between a non-visual core (where tests are easier to automate) and the graphical parts can help tremendously, by minimizing the amount of manual testing.

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