I cannot agree for waiting to CentOS 7.4
Achievements listed by @davidep are quite a… “missing feature” or even “concept bug” for 7.3, so IMVHO these things should be integrated into 7.3.
Unless CentOS 7.4 can make a mess about these integration (not really “new features”…)
These are usefull features.
I think waiting for 7.4 can take a few weeks, if it’s released it has to be tested with nethserver modules.
My opinion is to release the ISO now.
Thank you all for your feedback. I agree that releasing it now simplifies the QA process. If we wait 7.4 from upstream we have more things to check simultaneously.
So, the 7.3.1707 ISO is now available for testing! /cc @quality_team
My first thought was to wait a bit for 7.4, but as a new user I’d appreciate having those features out of the box sooner than later. And since release dates are unknown ( Red Hat 7.4 around second week of August?; Centos 7.4 at the beginning of September?; NethServer 7.4 in October/November?) I’d go for it (v7.3.1707).
Moreover, this will give Alessio a new chance to spread the word.
Well, we always release an ISO when upstream releases one.
However today is different: this 7.3.1707 ISO is based on the upstream 7.3.1611. It is an “intermediate” ISO. Thus we didn’t increase the nethserver-release version. Once installed it is still numbered 7.3.1611, as the upstream one.
This new ISO has updates to NethServer packages only. I think that some improvements (Accounts provider page, diagnostic tools) are important, especially for people that install NethServer for the first time (~1000 downloads per week, according to SF). To be useful they must be available immediately after installation.
I don’t agree. Testing upstream ISO is different from testing NethServer features. When CentOS releases a new ISO, we must
read carefully release notes and see what has been changed
test for specific changes, but almost test everything
Testing this ISO means:
Test the expected new features are available upon installation, period. New features has been already tested individually during the QA phase, before being released.
the NethServer project releases a new ISO image
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when packages bundled in the ISO receive new features that affect the installation procedure and/or the initial system configuration.