Author: crossley
Date: Mon Apr 9 02:34:31 2007
New Revision: 526688
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=526688
Log:
Re-arrange the section about the roles of Release Manager and developers.
Encourage everyone to help in the early phases.
Modified:
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml
Modified:
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml?view=diff&rev=526688&r1=526687&r2=526688
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---
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml
(original)
+++
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml
Mon Apr 9 02:34:31 2007
@@ -77,14 +77,21 @@
</section>
<section id="rm">
<title>Who is the Release Manager</title>
- <p>The Release Manager is a single person who makes all the
decisions regarding the
- actual preparations and the doing of the release.
- Many projects have the same release manager for years.
- The project developers have the role of testing, fixing issues,
+ <p>The Release Manager is a single person who does the final work
+ of the release process to prepare and sign release packages,
+ co-ordinate testing and voting, uploading to the dist area and
+ ensuring mirrors, and sending the announcement.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ The project developers have the role of preparing the product to
release quality, testing, fixing issues,
and voting for the release candidate.
The votes of the PMC will decide whether the product is fit for
release.
</p>
- <p>The RM could do the whole job alone, which enables speedy
process.
+ <p>The RM makes all the decisions regarding the
+ actual preparations and the doing of the release.
+ Many projects have the same release manager for years.
+ </p>
+ <p>The RM could do the job alone, which enables speedy process.
There are not actually many tasks where assistants can help.
However it is a good idea to have an assistant so as to pass
on the knowledge, to help document the process, and to perceive
potential flaws.
