> Hi Jody,
> trying to understand your proposal, which at a firs read looks like it
> would break time boxing and predictability.
>

Should remain predictable.

Examples: if GeoNode rolls a 2.7.3 release in September, whatever date,
> will we still release a 2.7.4 in October (when 2.7.3 was actually scheduled
> for)?
>

Correct. The release dates are fixed, if a "bonus" release shows up due to
a volunteer having need so be it.

I would reserve a patch release for when a previous release is used as the
starting point for a branch (as was done for recent security releases).

What if a sibling project needs a release 15 days before the official
> relase date (say GeoNode's 2.7.3 would be at the end of September), would we
> still release the regular release 15 days later? Maybe with just one or
> two changes (not entirely unlikely on a maintenace series, which is what
> 2.7.x will become September 18th when 2.8.0 becomes the new stable?)
>

That is correct. Release date is predictable (in part because we have made
this time boxed commitment). This does not preclude volunteers from
stepping up to make additional releases.

Indeed I would much rather see "downstream" projects make a versioned
GeoTools release than latch on to a specific snapshot revision.
--
Jody
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