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Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 08:52:28 -0700
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Subject: Re: Yet another Cordova-Android 6.0.x release thread, and another 5.x
 release soon
From: Joe Bowser <bowserj@gmail.com>
To: dev <dev@cordova.apache.org>
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I was going to say something more witty here, but I haven't had coffee yet.
:P

I think I'm going to start another thread for a 5.2 release at this point,
since I want to see that happen before 6.0.x

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 8:51 AM, Joe Bowser <bowserj@gmail.com> wrote:

> That was a typo.
>
> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 8:50 AM, Simon MacDonald <
> simon.macdonald@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> LGTM too.
>>
>> Although is "Cordova-Android as a distributable APK" supposed to be
>> "Cordova-Android
>> as a distributable AAR"?
>>
>>
>> Simon Mac Donald
>> http://hi.im/simonmacdonald
>>
>> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 4:24 PM, Carlos Santana <csantana23@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > LGTM
>> > I don't think Android N is going to change that much like you said.
>> >
>> > Let's move forward as usual , create a branch 6.x on main repo and start
>> > that release stream
>> >
>> > Start landing features from the list below and have a board to track was
>> > left. When it's done it's done when ever that's it and we release
>> > regardless of official date of Android N (it might along or be bit
>> after)
>> >
>> > And as normal process we need to care and feed both branches (master &
>> > 6.x) having them green and CI testing as Android N builds come out.
>> >
>> > Any plugins need a 6.x branch corresponding to cordova-android@6.x
>> > branch, I don't think so but is good to ask.
>> >
>> > - Carlos
>> > @csantanapr
>> >
>> > > On May 24, 2016, at 4:07 PM, Joe Bowser <bowserj@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > I picked September because it's after when Android N is released.  The
>> > > items on the list don't depend on each other.
>> > >
>> > > Also, we use semver so us breaking an API or making a major breaking
>> > change
>> > > means a major bump.  Not all of these are API breaking, and in fact
>> only
>> > > the Android Studio project structure and the Thread-Safe bridge breaks
>> > > stuff.
>> > >
>> > > I don't want to make a 6.0 and a 7.0 for the two major breaking
>> changes
>> > and
>> > > would rather group the two together since they're both related but not
>> > > dependent.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >> On Tue, May 24, 2016, 12:58 PM Carlos Santana <csantana23@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> Why the Sept. date?
>> > >>
>> > >> Because Android N actually exists in August  sometime, but I don't
>> have
>> > a
>> > >> solid date.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> All these items depend on each other and will take until Sept. to
>> get it
>> > >> implemented?
>> > >>
>> > >> No, but
>> > >>
>> > >> Each of them break APIs that required a major bump version?
>> > >>
>> > >> Can we implement one first let's say June call it 6.0 and continue
>> > >> releasing each month or as features get implemented 6.1, 6.2, etc. .
>> > >>
>> > >> Which will be the first one that make most sense to implement? New
>> > Studio
>> > >> Project?
>> > >>
>> > >> - Carlos
>> > >> @csantanapr
>> > >>
>> > >>> On May 24, 2016, at 1:43 PM, Joe Bowser <bowserj@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Hey
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Since Google IO didn't really throw any new features at us, and
>> since
>> > >>> Google hinted at Android N being released at the end of August, do
>> > people
>> > >>> think that aiming for a Cordova-Android 6.0.x release in September
>> with
>> > >> the
>> > >>> following features makes sense:
>> > >>>
>> > >>> * Android Studio project structure
>> > >>> * Android N Multi-Window Support
>> > >>> * Thread-Safe bridge by default
>> > >>> * Cordova-Android as a distributable APK
>> > >>>
>> > >>> I know that we had an earlier thread about this, but now that IO is
>> > over,
>> > >>> we should probably ramp things up now that we know that we're not
>> > waiting
>> > >>> until November for a new version of Android to land.  The biggest
>> > change
>> > >> is
>> > >>> the Android Studio project structure, and everything else has been
>> > >> sitting
>> > >>> in branches for months ready to be merged in.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Also, I know a lot of people are waiting for the change to version
>> > >> numbers
>> > >>> where we don't magically generate version numbers for arch-neutral
>> APKs
>> > >> as
>> > >>> well as other script changes to the build, so I think we should do
>> > >> another
>> > >>> Cordova release to address those issues soon.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Thoughts?
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Joe
>> > >>
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