Ram has definitely being doing most if not all the RM work for this
release, so +1 for Ram as Release Manager for 1.4

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 5:10 AM, Ramkumar R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Simon,
>
> I am happy take up the responsibility as a release manager for 1.4, also
> happy to help Luciano if he likes to take up the responsibility and take
> this forward.
>
> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 6:28 PM, Simon Laws <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Ramkumar R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have been constantly working on the 1.x branch and noticed that changes
>>> have been going into 1.x branch apart from the JIRA's that I raised for
>>> clean-up.
>>>
>>> Agree with Simon, if we don't need 1.4 branch then the work on 1.x need
>>> to stop at some point of time for the release to happen.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Simon Laws <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 9:02 AM, ant elder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 8:25 AM, Simon Laws <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:47 PM, Luciano Resende <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Looks like the 1.4 branch was already created [1], so I'm just trying
>>>>>>> to avoid having to use it and continue working on 1.x branch.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [1] https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/tuscany/branches/sca-java-1.4/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Raymond Feng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> > +1 to use 1.x branch for 1.x releases. I don't see a need to create
>>>>>>> > 1.4
>>>>>>> > branch.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Thanks,
>>>>>>> > Raymond
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > --------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> > From: "Luciano Resende" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 11:19 AM
>>>>>>> > To: <[email protected]>
>>>>>>> > Subject: 1.x branch versus 1.4 branch
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >> I think we have successfully used the 1.x branch to stabilize the
>>>>>>> >> code
>>>>>>> >> and prepare for the 1.4 release.
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> Are we seeing any changes in the 1.x branch that might cause it to
>>>>>>> >> become unstable that would justify having a 1.4 branch ? Or is
>>>>>>> >> there
>>>>>>> >> any changes that will go to 1.4 branch that should not go to trunk
>>>>>>> >> ? I
>>>>>>> >> know we have been creating release branches in the past, but the
>>>>>>> >> trunk
>>>>>>> >> used to be a very active development stream and usually with
>>>>>>> >> disruptive changes, but now that we have the 1.x branch as a more
>>>>>>> >> stable branch, do you guys think that we could try cutting the 1.4
>>>>>>> >> release direct from the 1.x branch, and  avoid merges back and
>>>>>>> >> forth
>>>>>>> >> from these branches, and I believe it would make the release
>>>>>>> >> process
>>>>>>> >> simpler ?
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> Thoughts ?
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> --
>>>>>>> >> Luciano Resende
>>>>>>> >> Apache Tuscany, Apache PhotArk
>>>>>>> >> http://people.apache.org/~lresende
>>>>>>> >> http://lresende.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Luciano Resende
>>>>>>> Apache Tuscany, Apache PhotArk
>>>>>>> http://people.apache.org/~lresende
>>>>>>> http://lresende.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think this would work if we stop changes on 1.x, concentrate on
>>>>>> getting the release out before resuming changes on 1.x. Everyone willing 
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> get involved in getting the release out quickly?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Simon
>>>>>
>>>>> I think we need to keep both the 1.4 and 1.x branches for now sorry.
>>>>> One reason is we've quite a lot of work happening with the Tuscany 
>>>>> Geronimo
>>>>> integration right now and we will need to do changes in the Tuscany code 
>>>>> to
>>>>> support that. This is based on 1.x and it will be some time before 2.0 is
>>>>> ready enough to move to that.  I think its also quite likely we'll need a
>>>>> 1.4.1 especially since its been so long since we've done a 1.x trunk 
>>>>> release
>>>>> so need a stable place for that to happen while still allowing other 1.x
>>>>> changes to continue.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't think this will be onerous, its not much work merging changes
>>>>> from 1.4 to 1.x, if anyone does find it too hard just say and i'll help, 
>>>>> and
>>>>> we can revisit if we need to keep this once the Geronimo and 2.0 work are
>>>>> more complete.
>>>>>
>>>>>    ...ant
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> hmm, I actually don't don't have a particularly strong opinion one way
>>>> or the other. If you think that 1.4.1 is a possiblity then we should stick
>>>> with the release branch.  b.t.w who's release manager on this.
>>>>
>>>> Simon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Thanks & Regards,
>>> Ramkumar Ramalingam
>>
>> Ram are you going to be the release manger for 1.4. Looking back through
>> the various threads I see that Luciano offered at one stage. You have been
>> doing most of the work to date. Did you two reach some agreement on who was
>> taking the helm?
>>
>> Simon
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks & Regards,
> Ramkumar Ramalingam
>



-- 
Luciano Resende
Apache Tuscany, Apache PhotArk
http://people.apache.org/~lresende
http://lresende.blogspot.com/

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