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  • From: Hamish Greig <hgreig AT bigpond.net.au>
  • To: sm-grimoire AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Grimoire] Gnome section - Updating to Beta.
  • Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 16:55:02 +1000

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On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 13:16, Jeremy A. Kolb wrote:
> But if the spell is stable then why not put it into test? Even if the
> software is devel, if the spell is stable then shouldn't it go into test?
> isn't that what test is all about (assuming that the spell doesn't destroy
> other spells of course!!!). That's what i gathered the switch was about.
>
>
PLEASE !!!
how do we decide what is stable ? Is it stable if it builds on one developers
machine ? Is it stable if it builds on two developers machines ?
Is it stable if it runs for five minutes ? Is it stable if two people use it
for a week ?
MAJOR CHANGES GO INTO DEVEL !
THEY DO NOT GO STRAIGHT INTO TEST !
TEST IS FOR BUGFIXES AND MINOR VERSION UPDATES !
People who want to live on the lunatic fringe and use devel can either become
developers and get a perforce account or they can harass the people involved
to get cvs running.
I appreciate that we are all release junkies, but DON"T ask us to start
supporting BETA or ALPHA software. We have enough work to do without working
on/ fixing bugs that the authors will be fixing themselves in the short term.
If BETA/ ALPHA software is in devel grimoire then the software itself isn't
supported ONLY the spell scripts. WHEN the release happens it will move into
test grimoire very quickly.
If we put that same (BETA/ ALPHA) software straight into test grimoire we are
obligated to fix any and all bugs so users have working software.
If you really want to use BETA/ ALPHA software and can't use devel then keep
a
custom grimoire.
NOW if you are prepared to do that, think long and hard about why you aren't
involved in the development of SMGL and giving back to our community. We do
need developers.
Libs, devel, science, cluster, mobile and x11 sections are all in need of
gurus. We also need people to help existing section guru's. So if you are
holding back as you don't have time to manage a whole section then just help
someone else when you can.
I would much rather have 300 developers updating one spell each per week that
10 developers doing 30 peoples work.
Hamish
GURU FOR CRANKY/ GRUMPY SECTION
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