Comments on: WordPress 2.9.1 is around the corner http://www.semiologic.com/2009/12/29/wordpress-2-9-1-is-around-the-corner/ Meaningful Technology Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:23:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: miqrogroove http://www.semiologic.com/2009/12/29/wordpress-2-9-1-is-around-the-corner/#comment-1420 miqrogroove Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:35:55 +0000 http://www.semiologic.com/?p=2343#comment-1420 Ah I see now that bug does affect the 2.8 branch, even though it was marked 2.9. So it is "only" a critical bug that has gone unfixed for many versions. Ah I see now that bug does affect the 2.8 branch, even though it was marked 2.9. So it is "only" a critical bug that has gone unfixed for many versions.

]]> By: Denis http://www.semiologic.com/2009/12/29/wordpress-2-9-1-is-around-the-corner/#comment-1414 Denis Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:23:25 +0000 http://www.semiologic.com/?p=2343#comment-1414 @<a href="#comment-1412" rel="nofollow">miqrogroove</a>: I don't think that #11145 is that much of a deal breaker, to be honest. I think it always has been that way. I do agree that the bugs definitely need a lot to be more attention than they currently do, though. But on this front, I've lost most of the hopes I had in 2009. Maybe 2010 will prove me wrong? ;-) @miqrogroove: I don't think that #11145 is that much of a deal breaker, to be honest. I think it always has been that way.

I do agree that the bugs definitely need a lot to be more attention than they currently do, though. But on this front, I've lost most of the hopes I had in 2009. Maybe 2010 will prove me wrong? ;-)

]]> By: miqrogroove http://www.semiologic.com/2009/12/29/wordpress-2-9-1-is-around-the-corner/#comment-1412 miqrogroove Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:55:30 +0000 http://www.semiologic.com/?p=2343#comment-1412 So 2.9.1 is out, and as predicted I ended up not testing the release candidate because there has been no action on my bug reports from previous versions. When bugs don't get fixed, I don't waste my time reporting them. Working on the critical patches was rewarding because I could see the benefit for the whole community. Maybe this release on a Monday is a sign that the core team has learned from their previous weekend abandonment release. I did put my 2 public plugins into a copy of RC1 to make sure they worked. The next step is to re-evaluate my 2.9.2 site upgrade target. I'm starting to wonder if #11145 will be a deal breaker. A broken Save button is considered a critical issue by most sane bloggers. So 2.9.1 is out, and as predicted I ended up not testing the release candidate because there has been no action on my bug reports from previous versions. When bugs don't get fixed, I don't waste my time reporting them.

Working on the critical patches was rewarding because I could see the benefit for the whole community. Maybe this release on a Monday is a sign that the core team has learned from their previous weekend abandonment release.

I did put my 2 public plugins into a copy of RC1 to make sure they worked. The next step is to re-evaluate my 2.9.2 site upgrade target. I'm starting to wonder if #11145 will be a deal breaker. A broken Save button is considered a critical issue by most sane bloggers.

]]> By: Lee | Money4Invest http://www.semiologic.com/2009/12/29/wordpress-2-9-1-is-around-the-corner/#comment-1408 Lee | Money4Invest Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:26:44 +0000 http://www.semiologic.com/?p=2343#comment-1408 I'm glad to see Wordpress 2.9.1 released and I'm going to upgrade because I've been sufferred with scheduled posts issues since upgrade to 2.9. I hope this time all the big issues will be fixed permanently. I'm glad to see Wordpress 2.9.1 released and I'm going to upgrade because I've been sufferred with scheduled posts issues since upgrade to 2.9. I hope this time all the big issues will be fixed permanently.

]]> By: Dave http://www.semiologic.com/2009/12/29/wordpress-2-9-1-is-around-the-corner/#comment-1365 Dave Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:42:20 +0000 http://www.semiologic.com/?p=2343#comment-1365 I hopen 2.9.1 comes out soon... i always tell everyone i know who uses wordpress (which admittedly isn't many people) to _never_ upgrade to a brand new major version (2.7, 2.8 etc) and to wait for the X.1 release. This is even more important if you're a podcaster- i've seen some podcasters totally unable to release new episodes because of incompatible plugins. I hopen 2.9.1 comes out soon… i always tell everyone i know who uses wordpress (which admittedly isn't many people) to _never_ upgrade to a brand new major version (2.7, 2.8 etc) and to wait for the X.1 release. This is even more important if you're a podcaster- i've seen some podcasters totally unable to release new episodes because of incompatible plugins.

]]> By: Denis http://www.semiologic.com/2009/12/29/wordpress-2-9-1-is-around-the-corner/#comment-1358 Denis Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:54:48 +0000 http://www.semiologic.com/?p=2343#comment-1358 "It seems like half of the core staff are open-minded, and the other half are hell-bent on adding new features at the expense of not fixing the features that are broken." I think that the more general problem is that we need one or two bug fix/re-engineering releases before we seriously start thinking about adding new features. But I can't picture that happening any time soon... "It seems like half of the core staff are open-minded, and the other half are hell-bent on adding new features at the expense of not fixing the features that are broken."

I think that the more general problem is that we need one or two bug fix/re-engineering releases before we seriously start thinking about adding new features. But I can't picture that happening any time soon…

]]> By: miqrogroove http://www.semiologic.com/2009/12/29/wordpress-2-9-1-is-around-the-corner/#comment-1357 miqrogroove Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:47:05 +0000 http://www.semiologic.com/?p=2343#comment-1357 I wasn't sure. It seems like half of the core staff are open-minded, and the other half are hell-bent on adding new features at the expense of not fixing the features that are broken. They take it as far as rejecting bug reports on new features that are still in beta. Depending how things play out in the field of plugins, there could be substantial momentum building for a 2.8.7 fork. I'm still on a heavily-patched copy of 2.8.4, and I've just finished a massive plugin called Tag Groups for hierarchical tag management. The odds of it being compatible with the 2.9 branch are close to zero at this point, so I'm going to need a lot of motivation to upgrade that thing. I wasn't sure. It seems like half of the core staff are open-minded, and the other half are hell-bent on adding new features at the expense of not fixing the features that are broken. They take it as far as rejecting bug reports on new features that are still in beta. Depending how things play out in the field of plugins, there could be substantial momentum building for a 2.8.7 fork.

I'm still on a heavily-patched copy of 2.8.4, and I've just finished a massive plugin called Tag Groups for hierarchical tag management. The odds of it being compatible with the 2.9 branch are close to zero at this point, so I'm going to need a lot of motivation to upgrade that thing.

]]> By: Denis http://www.semiologic.com/2009/12/29/wordpress-2-9-1-is-around-the-corner/#comment-1343 Denis Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:43:32 +0000 http://www.semiologic.com/?p=2343#comment-1343 Oh come on, you weren't expecting <em>that</em> to change a thing in the development process, were you? ;-) Oh come on, you weren't expecting that to change a thing in the development process, were you? ;-)

]]> By: miqrogroove http://www.semiologic.com/2009/12/29/wordpress-2-9-1-is-around-the-corner/#comment-1313 miqrogroove Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:09:09 +0000 http://www.semiologic.com/?p=2343#comment-1313 So it gets "wontfix", I waste a bunch of time trying to argue that the bug is (blatantly) valid, and ultimately I stop testing that version because my reports are still being rejected. Now we see clearly that the "Setting Scope" discussion has gone nowhere. WordPress continues with its "Crash & Burn" policy on new patches. So it gets "wontfix", I waste a bunch of time trying to argue that the bug is (blatantly) valid, and ultimately I stop testing that version because my reports are still being rejected. Now we see clearly that the "Setting Scope" discussion has gone nowhere. WordPress continues with its "Crash & Burn" policy on new patches.

]]> By: Denis http://www.semiologic.com/2009/12/29/wordpress-2-9-1-is-around-the-corner/#comment-1307 Denis Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:31:17 +0000 http://www.semiologic.com/?p=2343#comment-1307 @<a href="#comment-1297" rel="nofollow">miqrogroove</a>: Heh, we've lived with that particular bug for years. :-) @miqrogroove: Heh, we've lived with that particular bug for years. :-)

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