Open Source Speaker Series: Release Management in Large...

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Published on October 9, 2007 2:23:00 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwpOxX_2Shw

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April 19, 2007

ABSTRACT

Release management can be quite challenging in free software projects since the work of many distributed developers needs to be finished at the same time so it can be integrated and tested for the next release. It is particularly challenging in free software projects which mainly consist of volunteers because there is little control over the work performed by contributors. This talk will discuss what kind of problems free software projects face during release preparations and investigate how large volunteer teams can make releases on time and with high levels of quality. In particular, the focus will be on the time based release strategy. Instead of...