On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 5:38 PM, Roman Shaposhnik <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 5:33 PM, John Blum <[email protected]> wrote: > > *> So I think the real question to ask of Spring folks is this: do > > they expect Mx and RCx artifacts to be consumed by general public?* > > > > Yes, and they do (Spring Boot is a prime example). Many (many) users, > even > > potential customers, use these artifacts for POCs/prototypical purposes > and > > planning around future releases/development (depending on a much needed > > feature). > > Then from ASF perspective they are releases just like any other releases > and > they need to go through the usual release voting cycle. Hence my previous > comments around RCx as part of the version string and the confusion it > could cause apply. > Right, understood. Spring makes Mx/RCx artifacts publicly available too, though, not through the conventional channels, (i.e. Maven Central), at least not at first, not until the "official" (GA) RELEASE is released. Also, there is not as much ceremony around the release process, which is highly automated. > > EA of OSS is the cornerstone for success in OS IMO. As such, Milestones > > and RCs are an important vehicle for driving early feedback and adoption, > > along with managing scope and prioritizing the most important UCs to our > > users (first) before the final RELEASE becomes generally available (GA). > > Release early, release often! > Agreed! > > Thanks, > Roman. > -- -John 503-504-8657 john.blum10101 (skype)
