[Testing] Trial-3 Schedule Change

[Mary Lou Jepsen]

I've heard the opposite story - no heroics - just that MP date goal is
still 9/22 from Dandy this week.  

I'd hate to not have the software ready due to a misunderstanding.  If
the software needs to delay MP - we need to deal with it - but I would
suggest waiting a week before pushing out the software schedule (if it's possible ...)

I will spend the entire week in shanghai next week focused on transition
to MP and get a much better understanding of the levers at play so that
we can make the best collective decisions.

- Mary Lou



On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 16:00 -0400, Kim Quirk wrote:
> Mary Lou,
> After you left the Quanta meeting I pushed Arnold very hard on whether
> there was any way they were going to pull this schedule back in --
> since it is not appropriate to keep changing the schedule with this
> many people involved and he said 'no'. I also checked with Robert and
> Arnold checked with a few people at Quanta. Pushing out is easy,
> pulling in is not. 
> 
> So, please don't ask for any heroics on Quanta's part. Let's work to
> this schedule and get a good quality build on the laptops for MP.
> 
> Thanks,
> Kim
> 
> 
> On 8/8/07, Mary Lou Jepsen <mljatolpc at gmail.com> wrote:
>         If we do this - we do not allow quanta to bring the schedule
>         back to
>         9/22 (which is what they are attempting).
>         
>         If hardware can pull in - can software?
>         
>         - Mary Lou
>         
>         
>         On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 14:13 -0400, Kim Quirk wrote: 
>         > Hi,
>         > After a schedule discussion with Quanta this morning, we
>         have new mass
>         > production assembly dates that allow us to adjust the
>         schedule for
>         > Trial-3 software. Trial-3 is beta-level SW that should have
>         no 
>         > blocking bugs, no regressions from the Trial-2 code, and it
>         will
>         > include activation, robust upgrades, backup and restore from
>         the
>         > school server, and a solid (frozen) mesh protocol api. We're
>         hoping to 
>         > get many bug fixes in as well, but not many other features.
>         Please see
>         > the roadmap for more details:
>         ( https://dev.laptop.org/roadmap
>         >
>         >
>         > Here is the new schedule taken right from the roadmap: 
>         >
>         >       * Feature Freeze, 8/27/07
>         >       * Code Freeze, 9/10/07
>         >       * Release to Quanta, 9/21/07
>         >       * Final release to Quanta for MP, 9/28/07
>         > NOTE: This gives us 2 more weeks (from the original date of
>         8/13) to 
>         > get to feature freeze for Trial-3. After discussions with
>         many groups
>         > this week, this time will be well used in order to try and
>         meet the
>         > goals that are listed in the road map.  I still need a more
>         detailed 
>         > schedule for mesh protocol updates (Dafydd is providing),
>         activation
>         > with crypto, and robust upgrades (from Ivan) to be sure they
>         can fit
>         > into this new schedule.
>         >
>         > I'll be away next week so please work with Jim to provide
>         updates and 
>         > progress.
>         >
>         > Kim
>         >
>         >
>         
>