F24 System Wide Change: Node.js 4.2

[Jan Kurik]

= Proposed F24 System Wide Change: Node.js 4.2 =
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/NodeJS4x

Change owner(s):
* Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh AT redhat DOT com>
* Jared Smith <jsmith AT fedoraproject DOT org>

Fedora 24 will be updated to Node.js 4.2, the latest LTS release of
the platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building
fast, scalable network applications.

== Detailed Description ==
Node.js has seen many changes between v0.10 and v4.x. There is a
listing of changes documented on the
wiki:https://github.com/nodejs/node/wiki/API-changes-between-v0.10-and-v4
Note that this release includes API updates that may require
dependency updates. Following are some
highlights:https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/NodeJS4x#Detailed_Description

== Scope ==
Proposal owners:
* Update v8
* Update nodejs
* Rebuild all binary modules, apply patches as necessary
* Update npm

Other developers:
* Other Node.js packagers' attention may be required if the update
causes issues for their packages.

Release engineering:
* Upgrade will require a side-tag to coordinate updates.

Policies and guidelines:
* Some minor updates to the Node.js guidelines are planned, however
they are just Nice To Have for the purposes of this specific change.

Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)