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[Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>]

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Daniel Goller wrote:
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> So in theory we have test and stable.
> When it is time for a freeze, test gets snapshot into stable-rc.
> Once stable-rc has no more bugs against it, it becomes 'stable'.
> At which point stable-rc has no need to exist.
> So the freeze everyone talks about is stable-rc, or should be.
> 
> This leaves test open for those who want to provide versions bumps while 
> stable-rc is "readied". There are no version bumps in stable-rc, unless 
> perhaps security related items.
> And it allows stable-rc to become the new 'stable' by fixing it while 
> 'stable' users have something to use, w/o having to worry about anything 
> being dropped on them, that has not gotten proper testing.
> 
> We don't need to freeze test to have a freeze, let's face it, the idea is 
> "if we freeze test, people have no choice but to work on stable-rc", which 
> some will welcome, and others will not (i think at least we will have both 
> sides).
> What we need is a motivation for people to work on stable-rc, not a way to 
> force them to do it.
> 
> This is how i see it, let's treat stable-rc as the release candidate it is, 
>  not turn test into one, nor use freezing of test as a 'motivator', i think 
> it would backfire/have no effect.
> Leaving test open allows people to do what they perceive as day to day work.
> 
> No, i have no one size fits all suggestion on how to motivate people. Can't 
> say my motivation is at a peak here either.
> 
> Daniel

That's why I'm not too keen on the 'freeze test' idea (in stopping all
commits not fixing bugs in stable*). I feel that many developers would
either quit, or just not do any work until the freeze was lifted.

Who wants to volunteer in a group that forces you to work on something
you don't want to do, when they told you the policy was to let you work
on what you want?

- -sandalle

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Eric Sandall                       | Source Mage GNU/Linux Developer
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