There are some remaining issues that should be fixed before the 18.05 release, but aren't receiving much attention:
init requires double quotas when running under sequence #2755 https://github.com/genodelabs/genode/issues/2755 (init should request quota upgrades when needed) nit_fb: add optional transparency #2728 https://github.com/genodelabs/genode/issues/2728 (less important, but just needs to be merged) Framebuffer has_alpha() function #2723 https://github.com/genodelabs/genode/issues/2723 Noux: rmdir dir/ (trailing slash) does not work #2686 https://github.com/genodelabs/genode/issues/2686 Multiple rump-backed file-systems not supported by VFS library #2681 https://github.com/genodelabs/genode/issues/2681 Additional pixel format support #2045 https://github.com/genodelabs/genode/issues/2045 (important for a library i'm writing; just needs to be merged)
All of these should be fairly easy fixes, and at least 2 already have patches that just need to be merged.
Hello Ben,
On 04.05.2018 22:50, Nobody III via users wrote:
There are some remaining issues that should be fixed before the 18.05 release, but aren't receiving much attention:
I disagree. Frankly, both the content and tone of your posting bother me. In fact, none of the issues you cited is even remotely critical for the release of version 18.05. Your statement lacks any reference to the road map [1].
The issues are a rather a personal wish list of your's. It is perfectly fine that you express your wishes in the issue tracker. But it is rude to expect others to cater you.
I am afraid that your self image is unrealistic, and I am not sure how to handle it. In statements like "we have recently finished a release" [2] or "should be fixed before the 18.05", you assert a position that you don't have. The former pretends that you were somehow involved in the release process, which is not true. The latter wrongly suggests that you have the authority to tell others what to do.
You are overreaching to a point that harms your credibility.
All of these should be fairly easy fixes, and at least 2 already have patches that just need to be merged.
I don't share your notion of "fairly easy" and "just". Unless a patch considers the adaptation and testing of all affected components, it remains a faint suggestion at best. Even if taken as a suggestion, the value of a patch like [3] is questionable. While being trivial, it directly contradicts the plan I expressed in [4], and ignores the concerns given in the very same posting.
Please accept that others don't share your sense of urgency. Pushing your pet issues via a mailing-list posting is not constructive.
[1] https://genode.org/about/road-map [2] https://lists.genode.org/pipermail/users/2018-March/005978.html [3] https://github.com/genodelabs/genode/commit/6940b28dc5e4167b21b8003d36705eab... [4] https://lists.genode.org/pipermail/users/2018-February/005861.html
Norman