We currently have 4 branches (0.94, 0.96, 0.98, and trunk). For bug and test fixes, do we really need the release managers to agree to every single check-in. Andy currently wants to stabilize the tests in 0.98 so looking at every change there makes sense and was specifically requested by him.
What about 0.94, 0.96, and trunk. I do not feel like I need to be pinged for every bug/test fix for 0.94. I would propose that committers use good judgment and commit small changes to fix bugs and tests to any branch without a nod from the RMs, unless specifically request as with 0.98. If we can't trust a committer with that, (s)he should not be a committer. For larger fixes and any new feature the RMs should be pinged of course. Related to this, it seems we're a little loose with trunk as in "It's OK it's just trunk". Trunk will become a release eventually and IMHO we should aim for keeping trunk in a releasable state as much as this is possible. If we had done that before 0.96, Stack would not have had to face the superhuman task of getting 0.96 back to a releasable state. Does trunk need a release manager? Comments? -- Lars
