> -----Original Message----- > From: giacomo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 11:17 AM > To: cocoon-Dev > Subject: Re: FW: patch politics > > On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Gerhard Froehlich wrote: > > > Hi, > > I think that issue is interesting for all of > > us. Maybe some of you have additional > > comments. > > > > Gerhard > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Vadim Gritsenko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 3:06 AM > > >To: 'Gerhard Froehlich' > > >Subject: RE: patch politics > > > > > > > > >Hi, > > > > > >Good question. Sometimes I also think why people submitting things only > > >into HEAD, and not into branch. I think that: > > > > > >1. If this is a bug fix - _definitely_ should go to both branches, > > >2. If something is totally new (like DBXML: protocol or Lucene search) - > > >it for sure goes into HEAD, > > >3. Something in between, but does not breaks backward compatibility - > > >_may_ go into both (and may not), > > >4. Everything else - I guess vote might be required here, so first it > > >may go into HEAD, and then be VOTEd in order to sync this into branch. > > >Another way is to commit changes and wait for reaction ;) > > > > > >Also, things like code cleanup or performance improvements should go to > > >both branches. > > Well, I'll clean up the HEAD branch slowly but I don't have the time to > do it in the 2.0 branch as well. I'd suggest to move the head to > release quality and only patch the 2.0 branch for bugs. This way we can > get rid of the 2.0 branch sooner than later (which was always the > proposed way to go IIRC).
There is one problem with going with HEAD only: HEAD contains some experimental/unverified/new code, and people always will come with something new (so this situation won't change with time), and in contrast with that, branch gets only stable/voted code. Vadim > > Giacomo > > > > > > >This is my suggestions - others could have other opinions. > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Gerhard Froehlich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 8:36 PM > > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Subject: patch politics > > >> > > >> Hi Vadim, > > >> how do you decide if a patch belong in the HEAD branch > > >> or in both?? > > >> > > >> TIA > > >> Gerhard > > >> > > >> > > >> -------------------------- > > >> Hey! It compiles! Ship it! > > >> -------------------------- > > > > > >:))) > > > > > > > > >Vadim > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
