DevelopmentModel

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	Stage 2: Implementation, single developer testing and committing to CVS.		Stage 2: Implementation, single developer testing and committing to CVS.
-	Fix reported and discovered bugs.	+	Fix bugs.
	Stage 3: Synchronization and multiple developer (and CVS users) testing,		Stage 3: Synchronization and multiple developer (and CVS users) testing,
	unless the code is mature enough, go to stage 2 (or 1).		unless the code is mature enough, go to stage 2 (or 1).
		+	Fix bugs.
	From time to time, migrate bugfixes to stable branch.		From time to time, migrate bugfixes to stable branch.
	Stage 4: Depending on the goals reached, code maturity, moon phase and		Stage 4: Depending on the goals reached, code maturity, moon phase and
	other variables, release a ''stable bugfix'', a ''beta'', or a ''rc''.		other variables, release a ''stable bugfix'', a ''beta'', or a ''rc''.
		+	Fix bugs.
-	Stage 5: Magic happens here.	+	Stage 5: Fix bugs.
		+	Magic happens here.
-	Stage 6: Feature freeze (usually 2 weeks before 8).	+	Stage 6: Feature freeze 2 weeks before stage 8).
		+	Fix bugs.
-	Stage 6b:Fix bugs.	+	Stage 7: String freeze 1 week before stage 8).
		+	Fix bugs.
-	Stage 7: String freeze (usually 1 week before 8).	+	Stage 8: Release a new shiny .0 version.
-		+	Collect donations, get rich.
-	Stage 8: Release a new shiny version.	+
		+	Stage 9: Go to stage 0.
	Motto: All of this can change at developers will. Code must flow.		Motto: All of this can change at developers will. Code must flow.

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Claws Mail Development Model

 Stage 0: Release of a new .0 version
 
 Stage 1: Propose ideas/goals
 
 Stage 2: Implementation, single developer testing and committing to CVS.
          Fix bugs.
 
 Stage 3: Synchronization and multiple developer (and CVS users) testing, 
          unless the code is mature enough, go to stage 2 (or 1).
          Fix bugs.
          From time to time, migrate bugfixes to stable branch.
 
 Stage 4: Depending on the goals reached, code maturity, moon phase and 
          other variables, release a stable bugfix, a beta, or a rc.
          Fix bugs.
 
 Stage 5: Fix bugs.
          Magic happens here.
 
 Stage 6: Feature freeze 2 weeks before stage 8).
          Fix bugs.
 
 Stage 7: String freeze 1 week before stage 8).
          Fix bugs.
 
 Stage 8: Release a new shiny .0 version.
          Collect donations, get rich.
  
 Stage 9: Go to stage 0.

Motto: All of this can change at developers will. Code must flow.