On 8/4/2010 2:57 PM, "Martin v. Löwis" wrote: >> This whole discussion seems to make it clear that the release manager >> procedures are still ill-defined in certain areas. > > No. It rather makes clear that people who never had the role of release > manager > >> Otherwise a release >> manager could proceed by reading a web page an even, heaven help us, >> following specific links to ensure particular actions were taken. > > When Barry had the keys to the time machine, he wrote PEP 101, > to give you a web page with specific links in it: > > http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0101/ > >> But I see rules being established ("there's a language moratorium: no >> changes!", "no release should be made unless the buildbots are *all* >> green") and then ignored apparently on a whim. > > What makes you say that? > >> Establishing comprehensive procedures can be as difficult as >> programming, though, and requires skills that have eluded me through a >> fairly lengthy technical career. So it also boils down to shortage of >> manpower of a particular kind. People with programming skill would, >> understandably, rather invest their time in something they are good at. > > I think you are belittling the contributions of past and present > release managers. > I'd prefer to say I was displaying my ignorance.
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