On Fri, Apr 05, 2019 at 06:44:36AM -0500, Edward Lopez-Acosta wrote: > Could you please explain the logic behind this as I am confused. Is this due > to an inefficient process, technical limitation, or other reason (lack of > manpower doesn't qualify as that seems self inflicted by the project)? Are > you somehow tracking submissions to take care of when this unlocked so > people don't waste their time needing to resubmit them? > > While they may exist I know of no other project, including OS, that halt > development like this for long, if at all, to do a release. Again, they may > exist I just don't know of any and find the process awkward and confusing. > > > Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2019 15:58:06 +0200 > > From: Christian Weisgerber <na...@mips.inka.de> > > To: ports@openbsd.org > > Subject: Ports tree locked for 6.5 release > > Message-ID: <20190404135806.gb29...@lorvorc.mips.inka.de> > > > > The t2k19 hackathon has concluded and the ports tree is now locked > > for the 6.5 release. Important(!) fixes are still possible for a > > brief period. Committers need to ask sthen@ or me for approval. > > > > -- > > Christian "naddy" Weisgerber na...@mips.inka.de > > > -- > Edward Lopez-Acosta >
People working on ports can still continue to work locally and will wait the freeze to commit locally tested changes.
