On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 06:24:34PM -0500, Bruno Wolff III wrote:
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 15:08:43 -0700,
John Poelstra <poelstra(a)redhat.com> wrote:
>
> To me it is just like the feature process. If the feature owner does
> not do their part (keep pages update, etc.) Fedora has no obligation to
> do theirs (advertise as part of the release, test, etc.). So if the
> spin owner does not sign off that it has been tested, it doesn't get
> released for Fedora 14 and they can try again for Fedora 15.
>
> We'll have regular schedule reminders, etc. so none of this will be a
> surprise. I don't think the Spin SIG should have to cover for every
> spin owner that doesn't follow through.
This will be a topic for the next meeting, but I expect we will recommend
requiring a confirmation that spin owners have tested the version of
GA version of their spin before GA day. If there are problems, they try
to work things out with releng to fix in time. (And maybe delay the release
of that particular spin.) If there is no confirmation, then the spin
is not released as an iso, though the ks file would still be available for
people that wanted to make their own.
We'll probably want an estimated start day and a deadline for the review.
At least one reminder close the the event, and another announcing the
change as well as fixing documentation.
IIRC Jesse Keating from the rel-eng team sent some reminders in the
F13 cycle about testing and inclusion. It would make sense for
someone on the Spins SIG to consult with the rel-eng team to make sure
those start and deadline days jibe with the rest of the release
schedule.
Your description above that, regarding GA, sounds a lot like a
"go/no-go" for spins, which I think is a very good idea. Whether or
not there is a chance to release later than that is a separate issue
and would also need to be discussed with the rel-eng team so that
everyone's expectations are clear before we get to that point. I get
the feeling you're headed in that same direction, I just wanted to
call it out explicitly.
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