On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 09:05:10 -0500, Joe Germuska wrote: > > What I do think we've been doing wrong is rushing to vote on a > release right after it is cut. As I noted before, from the > framework we've laid out, I would consider it totally normal for us > to change (upward) the status of a release from test/alpha to beta > to GA. In fact, I might even say that once we verify that a > release is not fundamentally flawed, we should have a mandatory > cooling off period before it would be appropriate to make a vote.
Something that is mentioned in the HTTP guidelines is that before certifying a release GA, "... the group has liked to see approximately 48-72 hours of usage in production to certify that the release is functional in the real world." Personally, I think this would be a good guideline for PMC members to follow. If you vote +1 for GA, it should imply that you are already using the distribution in production yourself, and have done so for several business days. Of course, a +1 also implies that you will support the release, as always. If we don't have the courage to use a distribution in our own work, then we should not be advising others to do the same :) -Ted. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
