Yes, sounds good. I'll read through the thread again to see if I can't figure out items I can tackle. The empty pass issue Louis mentioned should have a patch already (I believe I submitted it).
Brent On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 1:52 AM, Brett Porter <br...@apache.org> wrote: > There were a few questions I posed earlier in the thread. Also, it seems > like Marica has started taking a run at the issues. > > My understanding of the TODO list is: > - get Redback upgraded off a snapshot > - identify any release blocking issues - such as regressions > - identify a release manager > - identify any JIRA issues that should be tackled for 1.4.1, either > because you've got something you want to finish / are familiar with, it has > a patch > - start pushing the rest out of the 1.4.1 bucket > > I suggest we try and get the first two done, then set a time box at which > point the selected RM will start pushing it forward regardless of any > issues still open (which might be best as soon as possible, before it loses > attention). > > Does that make sense? > > - Brett > > On 20/04/2012, at 12:29 AM, Brent Atkinson wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Sorry for the late response. I have been preoccupied with other > > responsibilities, but coincidentally things have recently freed up and > I'm > > interested in moving things forward. I haven't gone through the release > > process myself, but would love to help in any way I can. > > > > What can I do? > > > > Brent > > > > On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Louis Smith <dr.louis.sm...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> Setup IceChat and joined. DrLLSmith will see you there! > >> > >> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 10:47 PM, Deng Ching <och...@apache.org> wrote: > >> > >>> Louis, you might also want to join #continuum in irc.codehaus.org(port > >>> 6667) for quick questions :) > >>> > >>> -Deng > >>> > >>> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:03 PM, Brett Porter <br...@apache.org> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> On 17/04/2012, at 9:50 PM, Louis Smith wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I also agree on the 1.4.1GA. I will make time to help on that - but > >> I > >>>> will > >>>>> need your guidance. > >>>> > >>>> Great! > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> From my memory, I recall that it will need (at least) > >>>>> > >>>>> - the fixed version of redback for blank passwords to LDAP > >>>> > >>>> Do you recall the issue # here? > >>>> > >>>> Probably the first thing to try is to see if Redback 1.3 is suitable > to > >>>> drop in. Trunk is currently looking at 1.3-M2-SNAPSHOT, so it needs to > >> be > >>>> updated. There may be some incompatible changes (and certainly 1.4 is > >> far > >>>> more significant). If that becomes a problem, the other option is to > >>>> release off the 1.3-Mx branch with the required changes. > >>>> > >>>>> - database update scripts for 1.3.x to 1.4.x ( I may have those in > >> my > >>>>> archive from when I did my upgrades to 1.4.x) > >>>> > >>>> I'm sure that this just works automatically - I did it on a few > >>> occasions. > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> I would very much prefer getting my clients up to the 1.4.x branch > >> than > >>>>> converting them off the apache stack to mercurial/hudson. > >>>>> > >>>>> So... how do I get started? > >>>> > >>>> Once the redback snapshot is sorted out and any fixes you're willing > to > >>>> integrate are in, it should be ready to go. > >>>> > >>>> The other thing people can do to help is identifying JIRA issues that > >>>> either can or should be fixed (whether in this or a subsequent point > >>>> release), and if possible helping with that. > >>>> > >>>>> Got some docs for me to read on how to push a > >>>>> release? > >>>> > >>>> That's something I can work with you on - > >>>> http://continuum.apache.org/development/release.html > >>>> > >>>> Most of that is straightforward - the main work there is in testing > and > >>>> doing things like release notes. > >>>> > >>>> - Brett > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Brett Porter > >>>> br...@apache.org > >>>> http://brettporter.wordpress.com/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Dr. Louis Smith, ThD > >> Chief Technology Officer, Kyra InfoTech > >> Colonel, Commemorative Air Force > >> > > -- > Brett Porter > br...@apache.org > http://brettporter.wordpress.com/ > http://au.linkedin.com/in/brettporter > http://twitter.com/brettporter > > > > > >
