Any schedule for new KiCad stable? Will there be a call for testers?

[timofonic]

Yes, so I did it for him

Hey, I finally registered to the developers' mailing list. I'll be polite and constructive this time. I promise!

I did mean it's time consuming to find relevant information in mailing list archives unless you are very used to it. And these days I'm not so used to that!

I understand the current project status, but I believe these days KiCad usage is still more suited for hardcore geeks than average EE or student/hobbyist. Don't get me wrong, but (still) not everyone into electronics is skilled at computing usage and being an advanced user to manage some situations.

But that might change after the next stable version that is coming soon. Are you people going to release often? I hope so!

Anyway, thanks for your replies and being so friendly!

[c4757p]

I did mean it's time consuming to find relevant information in mailing list archives unless you are very used to it. And these days I'm not so used to that!

Yeah, it can be.

I understand the current project status, but I believe these days KiCad usage is still more suited for hardcore geeks than average EE or student/hobbyist. Don't get me wrong, but (still) not everyone into electronics is skilled at computing usage and being an advanced user to manage some situations.

No contest there. KiCad needs serious UX work... pains me a bit to say it, but yeah, it takes someone who is comfortable with his computer. I and the CERN guys are pushing for some UX fixes, but with the release so soon they'll have to come after.

Are you people going to release often? I hope so!

Me too! It's a shame the last stable is so old. I'd like us to get onto a major/minor schedule as well, so that people can have minor fixes and updates without having to go all out and use a devel build.

Anyway, thanks for your replies and being so friendly!

Me? Friendly?

[timofonic]

I understand the current project status, but I believe these days KiCad usage is still more suited for hardcore geeks than average EE or student/hobbyist. Don't get me wrong, but (still) not everyone into electronics is skilled at computing usage and being an advanced user to manage some situations.

No contest there. KiCad needs serious UX work... pains me a bit to say it, but yeah, it takes someone who is comfortable with his computer. I and the CERN guys are pushing for some UX fixes, but with the release so soon they'll have to come after.

I agree.

Are there plans to do an usability analysis with surveys and advanced feedback from all kind of users? I did read about some plans of an usability report in a general project analysis.

Are you people going to release often? I hope so!

Me too! It's a shame the last stable is so old. I'd like us to get onto a major/minor schedule as well, so that people can have minor fixes and updates without having to go all out and use a devel build.

Would 2-3 month stable x.x release be possible? And frequent bugfix release when these are found and fixed?

"Release early, release often" - Linus Torvalds.

Anyway, thanks for your replies and being so friendly!

Me? Friendly?

You and others were quite patient with me