We have potential fix but that is not tested. We don't know how many new issues that the fix would introduce.
Any time you add code, there is potential for new bugs be introduced. I don't want to take that risk now. Thanks, Om On Oct 19, 2012 9:21 AM, "Alex Harui" <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: > > > > On 10/19/12 8:57 AM, "Om" <bigosma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > It is not about 7 RCs. The 7th RC just got enough votes and we are going > > to promote it to an actual release. > > > > Close to 20 people voted +1 and we got 2 -1s. As a release manager, I > > think this is good enough for a release. > If 20 people vote +1, you have way more than "just enough PPMC votes", > however you are still lacking IPMC votes. If you know a definite fix for > this problem, my guess is we could cut another RC and get the 3 +1s before > any IPMC folks get around to voting. > > > > The issue is not blocker since there is an obvious workaround. And there > > are no security implications. > I don't fully understand the bug. I know twice when I started the app I > was > missing English strings on the left side. Is everyone who has a default > locale other than US english going to be missing strings on the left side? > Sure there is a workaround, but is that the right first impression? > > > > I would rather release now than wait for yet another arbitrary deadline > > (4.8.1) > I'm not saying to wait for 4.8.1. I'm saying cut an RC8 now so we don't > have to start another point release of the installer right after we release > this one. I would rather focus the community energy on fixing enough bugs > to make a 4.8.1 worthwhile. > > > > > Thanks, > > Om > > On Oct 19, 2012 8:06 AM, "Alex Harui" <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: > > > > -- > Alex Harui > Flex SDK Team > Adobe Systems, Inc. > http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui > >
