From: URABE Shyouhei <shyouhei@...>
Date: 2006-11-09T20:01:18+09:00
Subject: Re: Future Plans for Ruby 1.8 Series

Sylvain Joyeux wrote:
> Since 1.9.1 is planned for Christmas *2007*, choice (2) would make *no* 
> improvements for more than 1 year. It is very long time for a feature freeze 
> IMO.
>   

Matz, there is another one who believes 1.8 has not yet been feature
frozen (for guys don't know, matz said "at least 1.8 core has already
been feature frozen")...

Plan (2) is to freeze not only the features of it, but also its
implementation. Modifications are limited to fix bugs. We need this kind
of "solid-rock" ruby anyway. Difference between (1) and (2) are whether
we should create new branch for that purpose and leave ruby_1_8 as it
is, or to turn existing ruby_1_8 branch into more solid state.