Re: giant and hammer dates

[Mark Nelson <mark.nelson@inktank.com>]

On 07/29/2014 06:11 PM, Sage Weil wrote:
> We've talked a bit about moving to a ~4 month (instead of 3 month)
> cadence.  I'm still inclined in this direction because it means fewer
> stable releases that we will be maintaining and a longer and (hopefully)
> more productive interval to do real work in between.
>
> The other key point is that we don't want a repeat of the firefly delay.
> I think we should stay as close to a train model as we can.  If something
> isn't ready by freeze, let it wait for the next cycle.  We shouldn't be
> cramming things in at the end, especially big things.  As a general rule,
> big things should be merged early in the cycle so that we have lots of
> time to shake out the issues that only come out of lots of testing and
> aren't obvious from code review.
>
> Anyway, how about:
>
>            Freeze         Approx Release
>    Giant   Mon Sep  1     Mon Sep 29
>    Hammer  Mon Jan  4     Mon Feb  2
>
> That gives us another month for Giant, then September to shake out
> anything issues.  And then three full months before the Hammer freeze.
>
> What say ye?

6 months. ;)

> sage
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