On Wed, 2009-07-22 at 17:10 +0100, Graham Binns wrote: > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 10:04:41AM -0600, Joey Stanford wrote: > > Works for me. > > > > There is a doc already describing the tasks... > > Julian raises a good point though. The key to a good release manager > isn't just that they're able to follow the guidelines for a standard > trouble-free release, it's that they're also capable of handling matters > when everything goes wrong. Last release wasn't exactly all fun and > games, but because Bjorn is an old hand at Launchpad and dealing with > its troubles he was able to handle it. Someone less experienced might > have struggled. We have an excellent team of LOSAs who can help and can > give guidance, but the RM is the guy at the sharp end (assuming that one > of Kiko, Francis or Bjorn isn't around) and needs to be able to make > decisions without worrying about everything buggering up.
We appear in this thread to be confusing two related but quite separate issues. 1. is releasing a bunch of code at a given version 2. is updating a highly complex, live production system across multiple servers: Coordinating h/w upgrades; kernel patches; database upgrades/patches; managing users' expectations, and fitting in with their schedules; minimising outages etc etc etc... and - oh yes - using the latest version of the aforementioned code :-) Basically it boils down to: Does the Release Manager wear the responsibility - and corresponding authority - to stop a roll-out to the production system, because, for example, some branches aren't tested. Will they also accept the ultimate blame - buck stops here - for failures in the release? If not, then why not? Release Manager is not just a pretty hat to wear, it's a real responsibility with serious consequences associated with getting it wrong. .... and no rewards for getting it right. ;-) Cheers! - Steve _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-dev Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-dev More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
