Release Roadmap

Just as no one expects the Spanish Inquisition, no one really knows when to expect boto releases. At least thats been the case so far. In an effort to rectify this situation and create more frequent and more predictable boto releases, I have decided to try to schedule the next several releases in advance. First, a couple of definitions:

• Dot release - A minor release between major releases, e.g. 2.1, 2.2, etc. These releases can contain a combination of bug fixes as well as new features. These releases will be scheduled on a roughly monthly basis.

• BugFix release - An incremental release of a Dot release, e.g. 2.0.1, 2.0.2, etc. Contains critical bug fixes only.

To facilitate this, I'm starting to use the Milestones feature of the github issue tracking system. If you look at the currently defined milestones, you will see that the next three dot releases have already been planned. In addition, you may find a BugFix release scheduled, as well. As issues are entered into the issue tracking system, they will be assigned a milestone based on the amount of effort, the urgency of the issue, and availability of resources to work on the issue.

At any given time, you should be able to find the currently planned content for future releases by checking the Milestones page (https://github.com/boto/boto/issues/milestones).