I agree with * Fork may 1st * Freeze cassandra-4.1 on may 1st
> On Mar 9, 2022, at 1:23 AM, Benjamin Lerer <ble...@apache.org> wrote: > > We also have the requirement that there will be no release without green CI. > Do we cut a release branch on the 1st May if we don't yet have a green CI and > can't be making a cut off it? > > I would propose to create the new branch on the 1st of May and consider it > feature freeze. We can then look at its state. If we have minor issues, fix > them otherwise rollback the problematic changes. > Having a green CI should be our priority today as it will allow us to > minimize the risk of introducing new issues as we progress toward the > release. > > Le mer. 9 mars 2022 à 01:20, Ekaterina Dimitrova <e.dimitr...@gmail.com > <mailto:e.dimitr...@gmail.com>> a écrit : > I tend to agree with Mick. We should have a bit of time to look around and do > a final cross check. Also, our CI is really painful these days and I am not > talking only about test failures, but infra. > > On Tue, 8 Mar 2022 at 13:56, Mick Semb Wever <m...@apache.org > <mailto:m...@apache.org>> wrote: >> We do not want to encourage/enable the rush to commit stuff before the 1st >> May cut-off. IMHO we should be comfortable leaning towards saving any >> significant commits for the next dev cycle. > With sufficient testing added for a new feature, feature flags for > optionality, and a window of time to fuzz test things, why should we shy away > from even large commits the day before we freeze if they have a green CI > board? > > > Yes, we are aligned here. If things are done properly then that's not "a > rush", and there's no reason we shouldn't be _working as normal_ up until the > 1st May. Keeping in mind that the time to do it properly can be something out > of your control: CI not working, rebasing if there's a lot landing in trunk, > etc. > > We also have the requirement that there will be no release without green CI. > Do we cut a release branch on the 1st May if we don't yet have a green CI and > can't be making a cut off it? >