2009/5/1 Owen Winkler <[email protected]>: > Michael Harris wrote: >> >> That's not what I said. >> >> I have said what I think we should do. I'm in the minority, however, >> so just go ahead and release. >> > > Sorry to be obtuse, but I'm still missing it. Re-reading the thread, > I'm seeing a lot about not including non-essential fixes in a minor > point release, but nothing specific about how to release those fixes > that are not security-related. > > Can you quote what you proposed in a reply? Thanks!
Michael Harris wrote: > > > > > > The stable releases are for people who want things stable. Upgrading > > > is a pain. We have an extra responsibility with minor point releases > > > to try our hardest not to introduce new bugs. That means we should > > > keep what's included in a minor point release to an absolute minimum. > > > I know it's nice to get fixes for things out to the community, but > > > imho that's not enough to warrant inclusion in a point release. In summary, keep what's included in a minor point release to a minimum, those changes that address data loss, security, or that would have been blockers to a major point release. > It's obvious to me that the release policy is not clear. Ignoring that > and your concerns in this thread to rush to release seems ill-advised. > Let's come to a conclusion on this quickly, revise the policy one way or > the other, and move on completely. I don't think it was unclear. It said basically what I've said above. It has been revised and now says something I don't agree with, because I'm concerned that for each minor point release we will have to revisit what "trivial" means, what should go in and what shouldn't, and the associated bug-introduction risks I've already banged on about, when we should be focussing on making a release to address one of the above non-trivial issues. But the revised policy now says something I think most of the community agrees with, even if I don't, and in the interests of the community, I'm happy to accept that. P.S. People are doing great work to push this along and get a release ready, especially Skippy, and I don't mean to detract from that in any way. -- Michael C. Harris, School of CS&IT, RMIT University http://twofishcreative.com/michael/blog IRC: michaeltwofish #habari --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
