BTW, I just saw the weather news...worst winter storm to hit the east coast in history! Hang on and hunker down y'all. Meanwhile, it's sunny and 60 degrees here in Denver :)
On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 7:47 AM, Bob Brodt <bbr...@redhat.com> wrote: > Good news, thanks. Just a dumb question: I assume we're using the > Mars_maintenance branch for this RC2? > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 7:06 AM, David M Williams < > david_willi...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > >> Yes, sure! We start "now" on RC2 and (for the last time ever :) we still >> have a two week window for RC2 so all input for RC2 is due Feb. 3. But, >> please, everyone, do not wait until Feb. 3rd to submit ... you can always >> contribute something soon, and then contribute again before Feb. 3rd if you >> find you need to. >> >> Technically, for anyone doing a 'minor' release in Mars.2 (or, a new >> project) you should have already had "the new stuff" in RC1, though bug >> fixes certainly still OK. If anything deviates from that please read the >> rules in the "plan" for what the rules are and the exception process. >> >> For details on Mars.2 plan, see >> https://wiki.eclipse.org/Mars/Simultaneous_Release_Plan#Mars.2 >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> >> From: Bob Brodt <bbr...@redhat.com> >> To: Cross project issues <cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org>, >> Date: 01/22/2016 08:42 AM >> Subject: Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Mars.2 RC1 warm-up is >> complete - aggregation jobs re-enabled >> Sent by: cross-project-issues-dev-boun...@eclipse.org >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> Hi David, >> >> I would like to get a new service release for BPMN2 Modeler into Mars >> RC2. Does this mean there is still time for another RC2 build? >> >> Cheers, >> Bob >> >> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 11:22 PM, David M Williams < >> *david_willi...@us.ibm.com* <david_willi...@us.ibm.com>> wrote: >> I am announcing this a bit early because part of the weather forecast for >> central North Carolina on Friday is "freezing rain" which often leads to >> power outages. While I do have a few hours of emergency backup power (and a >> back up internet connection) I just do not want to have to worry about >> getting this announcement out later today. It is, after all, an historic >> announcement! (Tangent below.) >> >> = = = = = = = >> >> I suspect everyone knows this is considered a "warm-up" RC, not a true >> candidate for release. That partially means it has not been tested as much >> and partially that there are still "known fixes" to go into some project's >> builds. But, from here on (for RC2, 3 and 4) please make each of them as >> solid as possible and a true candidate for release. (i.e. don't plan on >> waiting until RC4 to put in some big fix ... after all, there might be >> another ice storm somewhere by then and we'll have to release RC3! :) >> Very unlikely to happen, but that should be our attitude. >> >> As with past "warm-up" RCs, we do not publish the EPP packages to the >> downloads page (on developers-index tab), but if you do want to test one, >> you can get it directly from EPP's build archives: >> >> Downloads of the packages: >> >> *https://hudson.eclipse.org/packaging/job/mars.epp-tycho-build/325/artifact/org.eclipse.epp.packages/archive/* >> <https://hudson.eclipse.org/packaging/job/mars.epp-tycho-build/325/artifact/org.eclipse.epp.packages/archive/> >> >> p2 repositories (for testing "check for updates") >> >> *https://hudson.eclipse.org/packaging/job/mars.epp-tycho-build/325/artifact/org.eclipse.epp.packages/archive/repository/* >> <https://hudson.eclipse.org/packaging/job/mars.epp-tycho-build/325/artifact/org.eclipse.epp.packages/archive/repository/>and >> *http://download.eclipse.org/releases/maintenance/* >> <http://download.eclipse.org/releases/maintenance/> >> >> Greatest thanks to everyone working on Mars.2. >> >> = = = = = = = >> >> What is so historic about this warm-up RC? >> >> This is our last warm-up RC build -- forever! For Neon update releases >> we are not planning to have warm-up RCs but going straight to RCs with only >> one week in between. We will still have 4 RCs, though. >> >> This is partially because we are having 3 update releases during the >> year, instead of 2, so the schedule is a little compressed. >> >> But, even more so, it is because the vast majority of you Eclipse >> projects are really getting good at this and there seems to be no need for >> a warm-up any longer. We say "go" you put out a release. Job well done! >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cross-project-issues-dev mailing list >> *cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org* >> <cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org> >> To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe >> from this list, visit >> *https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev* >> <https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev> >> >> >> >> -- >> ________________________ >> Robert ("Bob") Brodt >> Senior Software Engineer >> JBoss by Red Hat >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cross-project-issues-dev mailing list >> cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org >> To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe >> from this list, visit >> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cross-project-issues-dev mailing list >> cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org >> To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe >> from this list, visit >> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev >> > > > > -- > ________________________ > Robert ("Bob") Brodt > Senior Software Engineer > JBoss by Red Hat > > > -- ________________________ Robert ("Bob") Brodt Senior Software Engineer JBoss by Red Hat
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