Re: SVN 1.5 Release -- Where are we?

On Fri, 02 Nov 2007, Blair Zajac wrote:

> Erik Huelsmann wrote:
...
> >This remark made me wonder that even though we don't know when we will
> >release the GA or even the RC1, maybe it's time to branch and restrict
> >commits to the code using our usual code review as we do on release
> >branches?
>
> My sense is that the merge tracking still has a decent amount of work in
> it. I'm not doing any of the merge tracking work, but they seem to be
> working fast and furiously and this will slow down the process of getting
> to a 1.5 release.
>
> Do the people working on merge tracking share this feeling?

Yes, especially in conjunction with Dave's concern about just having
enough eyes available for review-before-backport.

I'd like to re-evaluate branch readiness closer to the end of the
month.