On Fri, Feb 07, 2014 at 02:02:02AM +0100, Paul Vinkenoog wrote:

> Hi all,
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> > 3. As others mentioned, 3+ years since previous major release is way too long. It is so long that it could even kill an application these days. Embardacero shorthened their release cycle, Microsoft shorthened their release cycle (VS 2005, VS 2008, VS 2012, VS 2013!) You see a pattern here? I would be gladly using FB 2.7 now, or 2.9 with few new features instead of waiting forever (yes,3 years seems like forever) for new Firebird.
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> This may be a point. I know we don't want to release major versions just for the sake of it, but we also have to be realistic about how people perceive our project and our product. And we want to remain in the public eye.
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> I think we should seriously consider releasing a new major (3.0, 4.0) or minor (3.1, 3.2) version at least once per year. After all, we do have a product to sell, even if it's for free...

I would choose a Major release cycle with huge changes on each 2-3 years and minor on each
year something like debian release cycle
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases