On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 18:00:12 -0600, Brad Nicholes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tuesday, September 28, 2004 5:31:47 PM >>> > >At 06:12 PM 9/28/2004, Brad Nicholes wrote: > >> I wouldn't consider posting the patch if there was going to be > >>another release in a week and a half, but that usually isn't the > case > >>and a patch for an experimental module usually isn't reason enough > to > >>roll another release. Past history shows that it usually takes a > >>serious vulnerability to warrant the turnaround we saw with 2.0.52. > > > >No, it just takes someone motivated. I hated the thought of 2.0.51 > >sitting around so I did something about it :) > > It takes a little more than just motivation, it also takes a need and > consensus. To all those using auth_ldap and util_ldap, this patch is > very import. To the rest, they don't really care so another release > within 3 weeks is just a pain. All I really want to do is release a > patch to make life easier for those that care and want to move forward > with ldap, not cause a headache for the majority that don't. I really > doubt I am going to get 3 +1's in favor of rolling a release all for a > patch to an experimental module. > > Quoting the download page: > > "Official Patches > When we have patches to a minor bug or two, or features which we > haven't yet included in a new release, we will put them in the patches > subdirectory so people can get access to it before we roll another > complete release." > > All this is, is a patch to fix a bug which hasn't been included in a > new release yet so people can get access to it, it doesn't warrant a new > release. It's not that big of an issue.
Any committer should be able to put patches in the appropriate directory for any fix s/he deems appropriate once it has been approved for the stable branch, without asking for additional approval, and without regards to whether or not there will be another release within n days. As a *completely* separate issue: I'm don't think Brad should assume that there would not be enough people willing to test/approve another release just because it primarily contained fixes to experimental modules. (Though he probably would get to do all the really heavy lifting.)
