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| The Sugar Labs Roadmap provides a system for all of the individuals and organizations who develop and deploy the Sugar Learning Platform to coordinate their schedules and work flows. | | The Sugar Labs Roadmap provides a system for all of the individuals and organizations who develop and deploy the Sugar Learning Platform to coordinate their schedules and work flows. |
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− | The defining feature of the roadmap is the '''Release'''. Approximately every six months, Sugar Labs releases a updated version of the Sugar Learning Platform. Time based releases are effective methods for coordinating the efforts of loosely organized organizations without introducing excessive amounts of managerial overhead. | + | The defining feature of the roadmap is the '''Release'''. Approximately every six months, Sugar Labs releases a updated version of the Sugar Learning Platform. Time based releases are effective methods for coordinating the efforts of loosely coupled organizations without introducing excessive amounts of managerial overhead. |
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| Release dates up to and including .86 have been determined by the development team. Starting with .88, the release schedule will be determined by the Sugar Labs oversight board. | | Release dates up to and including .86 have been determined by the development team. Starting with .88, the release schedule will be determined by the Sugar Labs oversight board. |
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| + | ==Rational== |
| + | The Release cycle is primarily a synchronization and coordination device. It is a iterative device, as such we are not going to get it 'right' the first time. |
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| + | XXX clarify |
| + | Currently, the primary release cycle driver is the development team. This is not because the development team is most import. It is because it was, and continues to be, a foundation block of the project. Now, it is time to add marketing to the foundation. |
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| + | The second tier of blocks are the Activities team, Translation team, Documentation team, SoaS team. These teams build on the foundation team to create an enduser user product. |
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| + | Support tier - Infrastructure, bug squad, deployment and education. |
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| + | Tie it all together - Oversight, marketing and design. |
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| ==Project Level== | | ==Project Level== |