Fix pack Response

HCL Notes/Domino 8.5 Forum (includes Notes Traveler)

Subject:

Fix pack Response

Hi Erik,

Thank you for asking this question. I'll start off with the positive news that we are planning and working on an 8.5 Fix pack 1 right now. It is planned for server and client, but we have a lot of work to do before we will be ready to give a solid date. Right now it's looking like late Q2 2009. Ideally it would be sooner, but we have some technical hurdles to address in the install technology.

The primary reasons for not generating a fix pack on a .0 release historically centers around 2 things:
1) The time frame to the first maintenance release after a feature release ships
2) The number of issues that we need to address.

The time frame to the first MR is (usually) fairly short and we are able to get more issues addressed in a maintenance release than we can in a fix pack. The length of time between 8.5 and 8.5.1 is long enough, and the quality we believe is high enough, that we should and can release a fix pack that focuses on the right issues earlier than waiting for 8.5.1.

Stay tuned as we identify the issues to address and finalize the release schedule.

In the meantime, I would like to point out that burning issues that we need to get out to our customers even before a Fix Pack is available, will be delivered as interim fixes through the Fix central web site. The following 8.5 interim fixes are currently available:

Domino: 8.5 Interim Fix 1 fixing this issue
Notes: 8.5 Mac Interim Fix addressing these issues

A schedule for 8.5 Fix Pack 1 and a preliminary list of issues to be addressed will be posted to our fix list database once we have the information.

Regards,
Scott Vrusho
Sr Dev Manager, Notes/Domino Maintenance & Service Planning
Workplace, Portal and Collaboration Software
IBM Software Group
Direct line: 978-399-6418, TL: 333-6418