[glob2-devel] Freeze concensus proposal, please read

[Stéphane Magnenat]

Hi,

There is several different views in the community about freeze policy. We need 
to remember that glob2 is a game and that the notion of bugfix and feature is 
not as clear as it is, for instance, for a desktop.

I thus suggest multi-level freeze:

freeze level 1)
- No new unit
- No new building
- No new map elements
- No backend change (YOG/libgag/...)
- No important structure change (way of unit/building organisations)
* rest allowed

freeze level 2)
- No big gameplay change
* minor gameplay change, gameplay tuning still allowed
* gui/menu change still allowed

freeze level 3)
- No code change except bugfix
* time for translation/test package building

release !

I consider we are in freeze level 1. We will in some time move to freeze level 
2, but everyone has to finish his own thing before (clean Nicowar, new random 
maps, some improvements nuage would still like to do). Nevertheless this 
should not last too long. If it does, the release manager (me, if no one 
objects) will cut some feature or block some change. This would normally not 
happen.

Do you accept this new plan? (no need to like it, I try to make a consensus 
here, not everyone happy)

Steph

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