On Sep 16, 2009, at 1:21 AM, Rein Henrichs wrote: > Hello, > > As I'm sure you're all aware, are two basic tensions in release > management: Pick a set of features, or pick a deadline. We seem to > be in agreement for the release strategy of major puppet releases > (we use the latter) but there is some advocacy on both sides for > smaller (point-point) releases. > > I would like to suggest compromise solution that we appear to be > converging on anyway: Mark certain tickets as release blockers, or > use a certain priority level (high or greater) as an ad-hoc > indicator that a ticket is blocking (per James); ensure that they > are fixed; and then include any other completed tickets when > packaging the release. This trades a certain amount of timeline > certainty for a greater certainty that these issues will be > addressed in the given release. This seems like a fair trade for > minor releases. > > Markus raised an objection to my use of the term "blocker" in a call > today, but it seems like the appropriate term to use for a ticket > that has otherwise been described as "show-stopping" or "really > should be fixed [for this release]". I'm also not married to this > term if swapping it out will help us arrive at a good solution. > > How does this feel to you folks?
Yeah, this is the best compromise position - default to a monthly or so point-point release, but allow wiggle room if there's a critical ticket that we think is solvable but hasn't quite yet been solved. -- Wear the old coat and buy the new book. -- Austin Phelps --------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Kanies | http://reductivelabs.com | http://madstop.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Developers" group. 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/puppet-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
