Hi William,

> > One possibility would be to test/stabilize the current 4.4.3.alpha*
> > (i.e., fix the fallout from the cygwin
> > related tickets), include those 25 patches (all to the sage library),
> > and release 4.4.3 on Saturday.
> > If you like that, then make a clean sage-4.4.2, apply all 25 patches,
> > test it, and I can just pull those
> > changes in, and that will be 4.4.3.
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I didn't get any feedback on this proposal, and now I've decided to
> just do a feature freeze on 4.4.3, since I applied all the
> critical/blocker fixes listed on trac, fixed the bugs mentioned before
> (with sets and pynac), and just want to release something after going
> through the build checklist.

Hum ! Isn't it a little short to expect feedback from France (Your e-mail
arrived here at 00:02:10 this morning and it's now 08:31:50)... Unfortunately
you bumped away #8881 because I forgot to mention that it depends on #9104.

> It would make great sense to have another Sage release before June 14.
>   I don't want to be the one to make it.   If you really want one that
> definitely has the combinat stuff correctly merged in, perhaps you
> could be that release manager, taking the 4.4.3 release as a start?

I'm sorry to say that but this isn't very realistic and helpful either to
suggest that Nicolas or I could be a release manager while we are struggling
reducing the queue, organizing a sage meeting in two weeks, answering request
for documentation and help on categories on sage-algebra and sage-combinat and
at the same time, closing the academic year in our respective department (Exam
to prepare and grade -- no T.A. for that here -- student which are making
summer experience in private companies to visit, evaluations to
prepare, etc)... I also forgot to add giving two talks (one next Tuesday, one
next Friday) in some research seminar about sage and its use in our research.

Also, since we are at it, I've no idea how big is the work of a sage release
manager, but I can tell you that keeping the combinat queue in line against
several sage release, testing the patch on it and rebasing it at each release
is a work I feel close (though certainly much lighter) to be the one of a
release manager. Nicolas and I keep doing it without any allowed break.

I'm sorry for the negative tone of this e-mail but when I said we are
struggling I meant it. By the way, there is a good risk that Nicolas won't be
able to answer his e-mail before this evening. So don't expect more feedback.

Cheers,

Florent

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