Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Can some minor enhancements be moved to the 1.0 trunk ?
From: "Michael Lum" <michael.lum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:57:31 -0800
Hi Jaap,

I understand all about development and time.

I don't see the difference between what I have done and
support for new capture file formats as per 1.0.4 or
all of the 'Updated Protocol Support' changes listed in the
release notes.

Thanks

--
Michael Lum                   Principal Software Engineer
4600 Jacombs Road             +1.604.276.0055
Richmond, B.C.
Canada V6V 3B1
Star Solutions 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jaap Keuter
> Sent: February 24, 2009 1:50 PM
> To: Developer support list for Wireshark
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Can some minor enhancements be 
> moved to the 1.0 trunk ?
> 
> Hi Michael,
> 
> I'm sorry but you need to understand that a stable release is 
> a stable release. 
> No new features, enhancements or the like go in. Only 
> bugfixes are backported from development to the 1.0 branch.
> It all comes down to the allocation of the 'spare time' 
> resource, something we're chronically short of. We better 
> apply that to enhancing the development version, so that at 
> SharkFest'09 a new, feature packed, stable release will see 
> the light, and the 1.0 branch be 'abandoned'.
> 
> Regards,
> Jaap
> 
> Michael Lum wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I added some enhancements to some protocols and one additional 
> > dissector (RFC3558 header) thinking they would be included in 
> > Wireshark 1.0.5/1.0.6.
> > 
> > But now that I have read the development roadmap I see that 
> they would 
> > not appear until 1.2.0.
> > 
> > Could the following be applied to the 1.0 trunk for release 1.0.7 ?
> > 
> >> 3083 	Enh 	Low 	Wind 	
> wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 	RESO
> >> FIXE 	RFC3558 header dissection (EVRC in RTP) 
> >> 3084 	Enh 	Low 	Wind 	
> wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 	RESO
> >> FIXE 	Added EVRC-WB mime types to dynamic clock rate list
> >> 3100 	Enh 	Low 	Wind 	
> wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 	RESO
> >> FIXE 	Minor enhancement for for MEID/pESN
> >> 3182 	Enh 	Low 	Wind 	
> wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 	RESO
> >> FIXE 	Added support for Capabilities Information 
> message and MEID
> >> 3204 	Enh 	Low 	Wind 	
> wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 	RESO
> >> FIXE 	Brought up to date with version C of the specification
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > --
> > Michael Lum                   Principal Software Engineer
> > 4600 Jacombs Road             +1.604.276.0055
> > Richmond, B.C.
> > Canada V6V 3B1
> > Star Solutions
> 
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