+1 (non-binding)

On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Andreas Andreou <[email protected]> wrote:
> Andreas Andreou: +0 (binding)
>
> On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 23:32, Josh Canfield <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Josh Canfield: +1 (non-binding)
>>
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>> On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Howard Lewis Ship <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Tapestry versioning structure as currently implemented in problematic
>>> for several reasons:
>>> 1. We vote and release non-final artifacts, which goes against the
>>> established model set by the board.
>>> 2. We have a proliferation of version numbers, which complicates the
>>> creation of builds, as well as tracking in JIRA.
>>> 3. Strictly numeric version numbers require a separate lookup in
>>> documentation to establish stability (alpha, beta, release candidate,
>>> final).
>>>
>>> The latter has been seen recently with people thinking that version
>>> 5.3.0 is a final build, rather than a very early alpha build.
>>>
>>> This proposal would simplify the version numbering scheme and link it
>>> properly to the release numbering scheme, while preserving efforts to
>>> ensure that releases are available to a wide audience before
>>> being voted as stable and distributed.
>>>
>>> Tapestry version numbers for stable releases will henceforth match
>>> Tapestry release numbers.  A release number consists of a product
>>> number (5) and a index number (for example, 3) separated by a dot.  At
>>> the time of this writing, the stable release number is "5.2" and the
>>> development release number is "5.3".
>>>
>>> A bug fix release replaces a stable release, adding an index number to
>>> the release number. Thus the first bug fix release of Tapestry 5.3
>>> will be Tapestry 5.3.1, followed by 5.3.2, etc. (as necessary).
>>>
>>> Only final, stable releases will be made widely available (via the
>>> Apache downloads page, or via the central Maven repository).
>>>
>>> Intermediate artifacts represent previews of the eventual stable
>>> release.  The version number for such a preview is of the form
>>> "<release-number>-<stability>-<index>", where the release number is as
>>> described above, the stability is one of "alpha", "beta" or "rc", and
>>> the index number indicates the order within the stability. The index
>>> number starts at 1.
>>>
>>> "alpha" versions are not stable; the represent functionality in flux;
>>> classes and methods may be renamed or otherwise refactored between
>>> releases.
>>>
>>> "beta" versions occur once main functionality is complete; they exist
>>> to fix bugs in both old and new functionality, and fill any gaps in
>>> functionality.
>>>
>>> "rc" versions are "release candidates"; the functionality should be
>>> solid; the point of a release candidate is to get wide exposure to the
>>> new codebase to ensure that the final release is free of bugs.
>>>
>>> A preview release may be created at any time. A tag is created in
>>> Subversion to label the exact source from which the preview release
>>> is generated.  The preview release is built and uploaded to the Apache
>>> Nexus. Once uploaded, the master version number (in trunk) should be 
>>> advanced to
>>> the next index number within the same stability series (example:
>>> "5.3-alpha-2" to "5.3-alpha-3").
>>>
>>> The Apache Nexus URL for the preview release may
>>> be distributed on the Tapestry user mailing list. However, preview
>>> releases are deleted, not released. This is important ... preview
>>> releases are never released to the Maven Central repository, only
>>> final releases are distributed via Maven Central.
>>>
>>> A stability vote may follow a preview release. This is
>>> to vote the code base up to the next level of stability (to "beta",
>>> then "rc", then "stable"). This a lazy consensus vote.
>>>
>>> Once a version has been voted "stable", a  release may be built and 
>>> uploaded to
>>> the Apache Nexus. A stable release also includes additional non-Maven
>>> artifacts containing the project's source code, and additional
>>> artifacts containing JavaDoc or other reports. The other artifacts are
>>> distributed
>>> via the Apache Mirrors.
>>>
>>> The vote for a  release is a binding vote, requiring at least 3
>>> +1 votes and no vetoes, as outlined in
>>> http://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html
>>>
>>> Following a successful release vote, the final release artifacts in
>>> the Apache Nexus repository may be released to the Maven Central
>>> repository, and the additional artifacts moved into place for download
>>> from the Apache distribution mirrors.  This is also the point at which
>>> the Tapestry wiki is updated to announce the new release (and provide
>>> proper links to it), as well as announcements on the Tapestry user
>>> mailing list and elsewhere.
>>>
>>> Bug fix releases are follow-ons to stable releases.  Bug fix versions
>>> automatically start at stability "rc", reflecting the fact that only
>>> localized bug fixes are expected to be included in such a release.
>>> Once all desired bug fixes are in place, a stability vote (to "stable")
>>> is followed by a release vote.
>>>
>>> This change affects Tapestry 5.3 and up. As part of this change,
>>> @since and @deprecated tags in Java source will be modified to indicate
>>> the release number ("5.3") not the version number ("5.3.0"). In
>>> addition, the existing 5.3.x
>>> JIRA versions will be collapsed down to a single 5.3 version, which is
>>> to say that
>>> JIRA versions will now match Tapestry release numbers.
>>>
>>>
>>> Vote to last three days, and require three binding +1s and no binding 
>>> vetoes.
>>>
>>> Howard M. Lewis Ship: +1 (binding)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Howard M. Lewis Ship
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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