Following the previous article ( QGis 2.18 is available ) here is a comment that completes and clarifies this article
Author : Sant-anna
E- mail: delazj@gmail.com
Hello,
Following a closer look at the QGIS project, if I may a few comments :
– All decisions and discussions on the QGIS project are available on line and in particular on its mailing lists http://qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/mailinglists.html#qgis-mailinglists but I understand that we cannot follow everything .
– the integration tool dxf / dwg is planned for 2.18 but is not ready yet (probably to a 2.18.1 or 2.18.2); and besides , except mistake on my part, it is not mentioned in the changelog.
– Regarding the doc, the project was to publish a 2.x version after 2.14 and arriving eventually to publish the doc shortly after the release of version (for 3.x). But given the weak intensity of contributions currently ( less than 5 contributors on the last months), I do not even know if the features of the 2.18 will be integrated before the release of the 3.0. The concern is so not a decision not to publish but a flagrant lack of volunteers to write ( while the functionalities accumulate ). The information to be included in the doc are listed at https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/issues . I would say ” he no more than “. So if readers take a 2.18 in the best deadlines , do not hesitate to come contribute , English is not a fence insurmountable ( the team is there to help and we are not English-speaking )
– QGIS 3.0 is not really scheduled for February 2017; no real date yet but the goal is an exit no later than the summer of 2017. But , to my meaning , this is not so much a problem since from here there , 2.14 and 2.18 will be maintained .
– A priori, even it already make compatible plugins for other plugins to QGIS 3.x generation, before the release of QGIS 3.0, there will be a portability period of the extensions. So come with a 3.0 number of plugins updated (the problem is that their availability depend also from that of the designer ).
Sorry for the long message, I hope, brings a some enlightment to the reader .
On my part, thank you very much for all these details .
