Hi all,
I’m not against longer releases. It is better for the team to include more features and longer time for testing making sure new releases are stable.
But … mattermost is still new and has got some very important features amiss that needs to be addressed as soon as possible.
- Message engine needs ironing up. Messages are the main feature of this product and there are still some issues that need to be addressed.
- File download and upload support. Files, independent of the type, must have basic support throught out the product.
- End to end encryption. One big reason why users use selfhosted products is because they are looking for their privacy.
All those three topics are a reason for someone to not choose Mattermost as their message service therefore I believe the dev should be focusing on getting those implemented and released as quick as possible.
Conclude: Longer release dates is great but only after the basic features are sorted.
I upgrade only when there are interesting new features in the release.
I use and request my users to install only Mattermost since Mattermost Classic requires more server processing and bandwidth.