Thank you all for your input. I'd like to close this thread based on the discussions that happened here.
Here is how I am summarizing the content and plan to update the website with it. *How do releases work?* (put it under found a bug page and how to work in open source page) Anyone can volunteer to be a release manager and drive a release. This can give you a chance to include in a release the content that you are interested in. A release requires at least three PMC +1s and more +1s than -1s. A release can not be vetoed so a -1 does not block a release. The steps for doing a Tuscany release are documented here <Link> *How do I get my JIRAs into a release?* (Put under found a bug and how to work in open source pages) You can always propose a release and drive the release with the content that you want. Another way to get JIRAs into a release is by providing patches or working with other interested community members (volunteers) to help you get it fixed. Please make sure JIRAs are categorized correctly using JIRA categories and are created under the correct component area. You can get a JIRA into the release by making sure the Release Manager is aware of why a fix to a JIRA is important to your business. In general, the best attempt is made to include as many JIRAs as possible given the available community participation. The voting mechanism in the JIRA system can be used to raise the importance of a JIRA to the attention of the release manager. Adding relevant comments in the JIRA would help better define why one JIRA should get higher priority. I wait for another day before I update the website pages. On 8/29/08, ant elder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 6:34 AM, haleh mahbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Good idea. I'll add a reminder note about ASF release policy to the >> website. >> >> You mentioned, 'it would be good to advertise the ability to vote for >> JIRAs.' >> Can you share what your thought is for using voting for JIRAs? Would this >> be used to persuade the release manager to include a fix or to get help from >> the community to fix something? Will release manager look at the most >> voted on JIRAs and give them a higher weight? >> >> >> >> > > I think the main thing jira voting would do is help people to notice the > jira even if thats just from the mail that gets sent to the dev list and > keeping the jira nearer the top of the recently updated pile. > > ...ant > > >
