Release criterion proposal: upgrade methods

[Tim Flink]

On Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:41:48 -0600
Tim Flink <tflink at redhat.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:32:01 -0600
> Tim Flink <tflink at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> > As currently written, the upgrade criterion in the Fedora 18 beta
> > release requirements [1] reads:
> > 
> > The installer must be able to successfully complete an upgrade
> > installation from a clean, fully updated default installation (from
> > any official install medium) of the previous stable Fedora release,
> > either via preupgrade or by booting to the installer manually. The
> > upgraded system must meet all release criteria.
> 
> Wow, I'm glad that I didn't just change the wiki without sending
> something out to test@ - I thought this was a minor, uncontroversial
> change ... I was wrong :)
> 
> From the discussion in this thread, it sounds like we're proposing to
> change the one release criterion to two - one for beta, one for final.
> 
> For beta:
> 
> "It must be possible to successfully complete an upgrade from a fully
> updated installation of the previous stable Fedora release with the
> 'minimal' package set or the package set for a release-blocking
> desktop, using any officially recommended upgrade mechanism. The
> upgraded system must meet all release criteria."
> 
> For final:
> 
> "It must be possible to successfully complete an upgrade from a fully
> updated installation of the previous stable Fedora release with the
> 'minimal' package set or the package set for a release-blocking
> desktop, using all officially recommended upgrade mechanisms. The
> upgraded system must meet all release criteria."
> 
> The implication being that at least one upgrade method has to work for
> beta and all have to work for final.

It sounds like we're pretty much OK with these release criteria changes
- if there are no objections, I'll make the wiki changes later tonight
  or tomorrow morning.

Tim
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