On Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:24:10 -0600 Robbie Williamson <[email protected]> wrote: >On 03/04/2009 02:42 AM, Martin Pitt wrote: >> Scott Kitterman [2009-03-03 16:04 -0500]: >>> Could we have some discussion about cutting two weeks off of getting new >>> packages in? I'd like to understand why it was moved back and what problem >>> we are trying to solve. Was there some discussion already of adding an >>> earlier "NewPackageUploadDeadline"? >>> >>> I thought the freeze consolidation has been very good and I wouldn't want >>> us to casually spread things back out. >> >> +1. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FeatureFreeze already has a defined and >> well-working process for new packages. >This was suggested by some of the platform leads. Some partners not familiar >with our release process assume that FeatureFreeze is the deadline by which >they >can submit their code *for the first time*...that is, they have not made *any* >public drops to us or anyone else in the Ubuntu community until this point. >The >FeatureDefinitionFreeze and NewPackageDeadline was created to be able to keep >these entities "honest", with regards to the schedule. Maybe we rename it to >PartnerNewPackageDeadline, to indicate the audience...would that be better? > I think it'd be better. If this is related to Canonical's efforts with their Partner repository then I think it probably doesn't belong on an Ubuntu schedule at all.
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