Post-TC1 strategizin'

[Clyde E. Kunkel]

On 08/03/2011 08:41 PM, Adam Williamson wrote:
> I thought it'd be a good idea to take a step back and plan a strategy
> for post-Alpha TC1.
>
> We're in trouble for Alpha; we're a long way behind schedule, and we
> have a lot of blocker bugs remaining. TC1 is in pretty bad shape.
>
> By policy, we can't call a build an RC until all known blockers are
> fixed in it. I'm thinking we may be a way out from that.
>
> So, we have the choice of waiting for all blockers to be resolved before
> we do the next compose, which might take a while, or doing a TC2 with
> the most critical fixes in. What approach do people think we should
> take? Would a TC2 have any value or should we just clean up all the
> blockers we know about before we do another build, and make it RC1?
>
> I'm thinking we're likely to slip the Alpha at least a week either way,
> unfortunately.

I vote for cleaning up as many of the blockers as you can in a week to 
match the expected week slip.  Prioritize them first?

I suspect this is vacation time for many, so a longer slip might be in 
the offing.

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OldFart