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[Yuriy Taraday <yorik.sar@xxxxxxxxx>]

Since we're clear about how changes should be included in stable branches,
are there any expectations on how often packages (e.g. Ubuntu ones) should
be updated?

Kind regards, Yuriy.



On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 10:42, Mark McLoughlin <markmc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi James,
>
> On Fri, 2011-11-11 at 07:03 +0000, Mark McLoughlin wrote:
> > On Thu, 2011-11-10 at 08:02 -0800, James E. Blair wrote:
> > > Mark McLoughlin <markmc@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > > > Only folks that understand the stable branch policy[1] should be
> > > > allowed to +2 on the stable branch.
> > > >
> > > > Basically, a stable branch reviewer should only +2 if:
> > > >
> > > >   - It fixes a significant issue, seen, or potentially seen, by
> someone
> > > >     during real life use
> > > >
> > > >   - The fix, or equivalent, must be in master already
> > > >
> > > >   - The fix was either a fairly trivial cherry-pick that looks
> > > >     equally correct for the stable branch, or that the fix has
> > > >     sufficient technical review (e.g. a +1 from another stable
> > > >     reviewer if it's fairly straightforward, or one or more +1s from
> > > >     folks on core it it's really gnarly)
> > > >
> > > >   - If this reviewer proposed the patch originally, another stable
> > > >     branch reviewer should have +1ed it
> > > >
> > > > All we need is an understanding of the policy and reasonable
> judgement,
> > > > it's not rocket science. I'd encourage folks to apply to the team for
> > > > membership after reviewing a few patches.
> > >
> > > It sounds like the best way to implement this policy is to give
> > > openstack-stable-maint exclusive approval authority on stable branches,
> > > and then make sure people understand those rules when adding them to
> > > that team.  If that's the consensus, I can make the change.
> >
> > Yes, that's what Thierry initially suggested and I'm persuaded now
> > too :)
>
> Could you go ahead and make this change?
>
> Thanks much,
> Mark.
>
>
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