F21 System Wide Change: (A)Periodic Updates to Images

[Jaroslav Reznik]

= Proposed System Wide Change: (A)Periodic Updates to Images = 
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/%28A%29Periodic_Updates_to_Images

Change owner(s): Cloud WG collectively, with Matthew Miller 
<mattdm at fedoraproject.org> as point of contact
Responsible WG: Cloud 

We want to be able to release updated images not just at release time. Hope 
for a one-month regular cadence, plus emergency updates if needed. 

== Detailed Description ==
We need to be able to produce official updates to the Fedora Cloud images. 
Initially, we plan to release these updates monthly, but also need the ability 
to release an out-of-cycle update in the event of a severe security issue.

This involves:

   1. policy for level of security issue required for out-of-cycle updates
   2. procedure for notification of security updates in images (as with rpm 
updates)
   3. automated QA (at least smoketests)
   4. documentation of QA expectations
   5. release engineering process
   6. mirroring of updated images
   7. updates to web site for new download links and EC2 AMI IDs. 

Note that this will apply to the Cloud Base Image, the Docker Host Image, the 
Big Data Image, and the Docker Container Base Image. (The latter may need 
separate handling.)

Ultimately, we would like to produce updates whenever a package on the image 
or the kickstart file for the image changes. This is a step towards that goal. 

== Scope ==
* Proposal owners: Create policies and procedures as outlined above. Will also 
assist with changes to release engineering.
* Other developers: Contributions welcome!
* Release engineering: Significant impact, obviously. Cloud WG will interact 
heavily with Release Engineering and work in concert.
* Policies and guidelines: No changes to existing policies.

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