On 08/12/2010 01:51 PM, Jason L Tibbitts III wrote: >>>>>> "MM" == Mike McGrath<mmcgrath@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > MM> Possibly also stop changing earlier? > > Not necessarily. We should certainly try to get the earth shattering > changes done as early as possible (i.e. soon after branch) but I > recognize that there isn't sufficient developer time available to both > stabilize one release and push all of the new stuff through rawhide at > the same time. > > MM> It's hard to test a moving target. > > Well, you test what you have at the time. That may not be what you > could test tomorrow, but the testing is still equally valid. > > MM> Would an 8[1] month cycle cause fewer slips per release? Fewer > MM> bugs? > > Well, don't forget that since we aren't freezing rawhide, we essentially > have that long now. F15 branched, what, a few weeks ago and isn't due > to be out until six months after whenever F14 ends up coming out. > YES. And this is where the kitten killing happens*, and I think it makes F14 that much stronger, because we have that much longer to muck about with each rawhide, and longer to smoketest F14 And it rocks. -J > I guess I'm just saying that, if we had the developer time to do it, it > would be super nice if we could get the "pre-F15 rawhide is useless" bit over > and done with by the time F15 branches. But back in reality, I know > that's a tough thing to ask for. > > - J< *As God Intended -- - in your fear, speak only peace in your fear, seek only love -d. bowie -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
