Re: [RFC] New stable branch (and maybe a new process?)

[Koen Kooi <k.kooi@student.utwente.nl>]

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On 20-07-10 10:40, Stefan Schmidt wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> On Tue, 2010-07-20 at 10:09, Koen Kooi wrote:
>> On 20-07-10 09:01, Stefan Schmidt wrote:
>>>
>>> From the silence on this topic I gather that the interest to create a new branch
>>> or change the process is quite low.
>>
>> I have an interest in a new stable branch, but no interest in changing
>> the process.
> 
> Fair enough. Lets handle the issues seperately for now.
> 
>> The biggest problem is the .dev is halfway into big changes, e.g.
>> halfway into new-style staging,
> 
> Agreed. While I think we are more then halfway through with this. Recipes are
> left but most of the active maintained are already done. NO numbers but my
> feeling here.
> 
>> halfway into packaged-staging rework, halfway into nativesdk, etc.
> 
> These both are ongoing for quite some time already. I have to admit that I lost
> track where they stand and what is still outstanding.
> 
> So your suggestion is to wait until all three are done?

'Wait' is maybe the wrong word. I would try to do a call to arms to get
more people interested into getting this done. I had hoped that the TSC
would be more vocal about this, but we must do with the cards dealt.

And of course the number of people screaming for a stable branch is an
order of magnitude larger than the number of people that end up actually
supporting it.

regards,

Koen
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