+1[binding] on pushing back feature freeze date.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Chip Childers [mailto:chip.child...@sungard.com] > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 8:00 AM > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > Subject: [VOTE] Pushback 4.2.0 Feature Freeze > > Following our discussion on the proposal to push back the feature freeze > date for 4.2.0 [1], we have not yet achieved a clear consensus. Well... > we have already defined the "project rules" for figuring out what to do. > In out project by-laws [2], we have defined a "release plan" decision as > follows: > > > 3.4.2. Release Plan > > > > Defines the timetable and work items for a release. The plan also > > nominates a Release Manager. > > > > A lazy majority of active committers is required for approval. > > > > Any active committer or PMC member may call a vote. The vote must > > occur on a project development mailing list. > > And our lazy majority is defined as: > > > 3.2.2. Lazy Majority - A lazy majority vote requires 3 binding +1 > > votes and more binding +1 votes than binding -1 votes. > > Our current plan is the starting point, so this VOTE is a vote to change the > current plan. We require a 72 hour window for this vote, so IMO we are in an > odd position where the feature freeze date is at least extended until > Tuesday of next week. > > Our current plan of record for 4.2.0 is at [3]. > > [1] http://markmail.org/message/vi3nsd2yo763kzua > [2] http://s.apache.org/csbylaws > [3] > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Cloudstack+4.2+ > Release > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > I'd like to call a VOTE on the following: > > Proposal: Extend the feature freeze date for our 4.2.0 feature release from > today (2013-05-31) to 2013-06-28. All other dates following the feature > freeze date in the plan would be pushed out 4 weeks as well. > > Please respond with one of the following: > > +1 : change the plan as listed above > +/-0 : no strong opinion, but leaning + or - > -1 : do not change the plan > > This vote will remain open until Tuesday morning US eastern time. > > -chip
