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Re: RFC: Process for 1.x.0 releases

From: Max Bowsher <maxb_at_ukf.net>
Date: 2004-07-19 15:29:03 CEST

Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-07-16 at 13:02, Greg Hudson wrote:
>
>> So, I'd suggest, for a .0 release:
>>
>> * Weeks 1-3: minor bugfixes can go in, following the same criteria
>> as we'd use for a patch release (with the API rules relaxed
>> because there's no release to maintain API compatibility with).
>>
>> We put out a second release candidate at the end of week 3 if we
>> made any changes.
>>
>> * Week 4: only a critical bugfix can go in, and we put out another
>> release candidate and restart week 4 if we do that. Other fixes
>> are delayed until 1.x.1.
>>
>> * If a showstopper bug forces us to make a significant change, we
>> restart the four-week soak period wherever we are. If we can't
>> agree informally on whether a fix requires restarting the soak
>> period, we vote.
>
> I am *so* +1 on this. If we come to a consensus, I nominate ghudson to
> document this in HACKING. :-)

+1.

Makes a lot of sense.

Max.

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