On Fri, 2002-12-20 at 19:18, Ulrich Mayring wrote: > Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: > > > > Ulrich Mayring wrote: > > > I don't really see why a release has to be voted on. It's less dangerous > > > than a commit. > > > > Not at all. Apart from many other reasons, it's simple to see that a > > commit can be reverted, not a release. > > Phoenix 4.0.3 release has just recently been reverted, when something > was found to be wrong (lack of voting). QED. > > Now, what about all the other many reasons? :)
if the PMC doesn't vote and release software, the ASF doesn't release the software. It is then not any kind of "official ASF release", which might mean less legal protection and such. What you get then is a "convenience download of a cvs snapshot", ie a nightly build. There's also the issue of making sure the community is behind changes; voting means they have checked and agreed that the changes are good, the build is stable, etc etc etc. frankly, the only reason _not_ to vote is because one would be in a real hurry. And hurried software development generally is less quality. need I go on? :D cheers! - Leo -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
