[Fedora-spins] MIA spins

[Jesse Keating]

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On 6/30/10 2:41 PM, John Poelstra wrote:
> Bruno Wolff III said the following on 06/30/2010 02:21 PM Pacific Time:
>> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 16:09:00 -0700,
>>    John Poelstra<poelstra at redhat.com>  wrote:
>>> Kevin Fenzi said the following on 06/10/2010 05:33 PM Pacific Time:
>>>> On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:46:26 -0700
>>>> John Poelstra<poelstra at redhat.com>   wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I would highly recommend considering and adding the following to
>>>>> enable a smoother running Fedora 14 spins cycle compared to Fedora 13:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) When testing will occur and for how long (through out)?
>>>>
>>>> Yes. Thoughout.
>>>
>>> We might get better coverage if we explicitly specify when it it needs
>>> to happen vs. "all the time" :)
>>
>> I'd like to see extra covverage in the one week periods before the alpha,
>> beta and final development freezes. You kind of need to keep an eye on
>> things the whole time, as changes in other areas of Fedora can break your
>> spin in various ways. But the above times are good times to be doing a closer
>> look to see if problems have cropped up.
>>
>>> 1) How long does it take to create the final spins? (releng)
>>
>> I don't know the answer to this one.
>>
> 
> Jesse--2 days to be safe?

Yeah.  It largely depends on how many spins we do and the sizes of those
spins, but 2 days is a good window.

> 
> 
>>> 2) How much time do you need to test them and when should testing start
>>> and end? (spins)
>>
>> This is going to depend on the spin. I am not sure if all of the spins
>> owners have fast links. So it would be best to figure at least a day.
>> We haven't had mandatory confirmation required in the past. Is this something
>> you are thinking we should do for F14?
> 
> I thought we should have had it for Fedora 12 :)
> 
> It has always bothered me we would ship something without clearly 
> confirming and tracking whether the final product was explicitly tested.
> 
> In a perfect world I'd say a week to test.  It may not take that long to 
> do, but some people might not get to it right away.


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