systemd acceptance, packaging guidelines (was Re: systemd and changes)

[Jesse Keating]

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On 8/24/10 1:46 PM, Matt McCutchen wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-08-24 at 22:32 +0200, drago01 wrote:
>> [...] In the event that F14 goes back
>>> to upstart, the final release will use a configuration that may not have
>>> received much testing.  If we want to claim that it's safe to switch
>>> back to upstart after beta, we need to be testing that configuration
>>> now, along with the systemd configuration.
>>
>> Well that wouldn't be a systemd issue but a flaw in our feature process.
>> We have Feature foo with rollback plan to go back to bar.
>>
>> We decide to revert foo due to bug X, Y and Z and we and up with foo
>> after beta ...
> 
> It is a potential problem with all features, but more so for replacing
> the init system because the stakes are higher and the amount of testing
> required is greater.
> 
> The "contingency plans" on most of the feature pages seem to state only
> what the rolled-back configuration is, not how it will be tested.
> 

Sounds like good feedback for the feature wrangler and for FESCo as far
as what they might require in contingency plan sections.

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Jesse Keating
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