Re: proposal: move "image size" criterion from Beta to Final

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On Tue, 2019-09-17 at 15:54 +0200, Kamil Paral wrote:
> We currently have the following Beta criterion:
> "The release-blocking images must meet current size requirements." [1]
> 
> The latest "Workstation image is oversized" bug [2] showed that we don't
> consider this requirement to be that critical. People mostly agreed that
> having a slightly oversized image at Beta is no big deal. And there's much
> truth to it. The limits were critical when we used optical media, but with
> flash drives, there is always an option to use a larger one.
> 
> Considering this, I believe it makes sense to move the current criterion
> from Beta to Final.
> 
> There are other options to handle this, like giving the image size e.g. 10%
> headroom during Beta. We can do this, but the more I think about it, the
> less value I see in it. If the image was 11% over size, would it really
> matter? I think we actually don't care image image size restrictions before
> Final release at all. For Final release, sure, some groups want to fit X GB
> flash drives, and some groups want to fit onto a DVD disc. But for Beta we
> can always test it just fine, regardless the size (and no images are
> release blocking for optical media for Beta).

> Thoughts?

We could consider still enforcing sizes which clearly relate to optical
media (so, basically, 700MB and 4.7GB sizes).
-- 
Adam Williamson
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