Stable Release Updates types proposal (was Re: Fedora Board Meeting Recap 2010-03-11)
Martin Langhoff
martin.langhoff at gmail.com
Thu Mar 11 22:59:14 UTC 2010
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Jesse Keating <jkeating at redhat.com> wrote:
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Stable_Release_Updates_Proposal
>
> Here is the link. I'm going to start a new thread here.
Thanks for drafting this. Would it make sense to look at the API &
coupling dimension?
When a package provides an API/ABI that other software (packaged or
not!) depends on, the likelyhood of breakage and impact are much
higher.
IME, when the update affects a large set of interdependent, tightly
coupled packages (and external sw) (ie: KDE) the chances of a smooth
upgrade are vanishingly small, unless you spend QA efforts similar to
an OS release.
At the opposite end of the spectrum "Leaf" packages -- (ie: gnote),
are less likely to break, and less disruptive when it happens.
cheers,
m
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