RE: [ros-dev] RE: 0.2.9 RC2 is Out!

[Murphy, Ged (Bolton)]

Ge van Geldorp wrote:
> Reminder to devs: with the release of 0.2.9-RC2 we're now in 
> code freeze for
> the branch. During code freeze, the only allowed commits are 
> bugfixes to
> release-blocking bugs. These fixes are generally discussed on 
> the mailing
> list prior to committing a fix.
>
> GvG

I'm not sure if I'm missing something here, but these rules seem to
contradict themselves.

According to the rules :
We don't move from Feature Freeze to Code Freeze until, and I quote "the
testing coordinator indicates that all blocker bugs in the release branch
have been fixed"

I interpret this as, we move to Code Freeze, when and only when all blockers
have been fixed.

We then dictate that "During code freeze, the only allowed commits are
bugfixes to release-blocking bugs"

If all blockers must be fixed before we move to Code Freeze, and we can only
commit bug fixes to free up blockers during Feature Freeze, what is the
actual point in having a Code Freeze as we will never have any blockers to
fix.

I hope that reads ok.

Ged.

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[Ge van Geldorp]

> From: Murphy, Ged (Bolton)
>
> According to the rules :
> We don't move from Feature Freeze to Code Freeze until, and I 
> quote "the testing coordinator indicates that all blocker bugs
> in the release branch have been fixed"
>
> I interpret this as, we move to Code Freeze, when and only 
> when all blockers have been fixed.

That's my interpretation too.
> We then dictate that "During code freeze, the only allowed
> commits are bugfixes to release-blocking bugs"
>
> If all blockers must be fixed before we move to Code Freeze, 
> and we can only commit bug fixes to free up blockers during
> Feature Freeze, what is the actual point in having a Code
> Freeze as we will never have any blockers to fix.

It's possible that the testing done during code freeze reveals new blockers.

GvG

[Royce Mitchell III]

Ge van Geldorp wrote:
> It's possible that the testing done during code freeze reveals new blockers.

I think 1145 should be a blocker for 0.2.9:

http://www.reactos.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1145

[WaxDragon]

Is it a regression from 0.2.8?  If so, can we identify when?

On 12/19/05, Royce Mitchell III [e-mail] wrote:
> Ge van Geldorp wrote:
> > It's possible that the testing done during code freeze reveals new blockers.
>
> I think 1145 should be a blocker for 0.2.9:
>
> http://www.reactos.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1145
>
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