Ian Trudel wrote:
> 2009/7/17 Bert Freudenberg <bert at freudenbergs.de>:
>
>> In any case a process where development slows down when nearing a release
>> would be in order, we might need feature freezes etc. Maybe we simply set a
>> release date now and then work towards it?
>>     
>
> That would make sense. The trunk should be frozen at some point in the
> perspective of a release and then enter in a release phase. And the
> release phase can be something along 3.11 proposal. My idea of both
> development process is that they are not mutually exclusive.
>
>   
Why not make a branch rather than freezing the trunk? That way it should
be easier to determine what goes into a release, especially if it's
built from spec rather than hand crafted.