Re: [T(A)ILS-dev] Freeze ->0.7?

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Author: bertagaz
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To: The T(A)ILS public development discussion list
Subject: Re: [T(A)ILS-dev] Freeze ->0.7?
Hi,

Commits 9e34169b... to 1d080597... should have closed the todo item on
implementing memory wiping on media removal. Seems to be ready for the
freeze :)

bert.

On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 06:53:54PM +0100, intrigeri wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Now that all serious Squeeze-related regressions I know of have been
> fixed in our devel branch, I'd like to start stabilizing a 0.7 release
> based on Debian Squeeze.
>
> The main issue I have with this process is that work has been started
> not very long ago on two pretty interesting features (wipe memory on
> media removal, minimal bridges support); big parts of this work are
> done, but it seems these features still need some more care before we
> can dare announcing and supporting any of those. I would be delighted
> if these features could make it into 0.7, but I would prefer not to
> treat it as release blockers. Also, it seems to me both are somehow
> optional, i.e. users who don't actively do anything to use one of
> these will not suffer from it being not perfect
>
> => I think we should release 0.7 with these features in half-done
>    state in case their implementation / documentation lags behind the
>    rest of the stabilization and testing work.

>
> I therefore propose merging the current devel branch into the testing
> branch and partially freeze the testing branch; changes that may enter
> testing during the freeze period would be:
>
>   A. fixes for grave bugs
>   B. fixes for not-so-grave bugs when we are sure the fixes won't break
>      anything else
>   C. non-invasive enhancements of the two features I was talking of,
>      i.e. they must not touch areas that can break other stuff

>
> I propose this merging + freeze to happen at the end of the current
> week in order to leave a bit more time to work on the two
> aforementioned features.
>
> Depending on the state of these features at the time of the release,
> we might or might not mention it in the announcement, or announce it
> as experimental and unsupported, or whatever we feel like is
> appropriate.
>
> What do you think/feel about this?
>
> Bye,
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