On 15.03.2015 09:28, Konstantin Boudnik wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 07:55AM, Branko Čibej wrote:
>> On 15.03.2015 07:15, Konstantin Boudnik wrote:
>>> +1 
>>>
>>> I still recommend you not to include RC# into top-level directory name when
>>> you create the zip file. RC is a logical state of the archive - not its
>>> physical property. Also, earlier I commented on how the checksums will be
>>> screwed if you try to re-pack the archive.
>> Actually, if I see "Ignite ver. 1.0.0-rc3" printed on my screen when I
>> run a program, then I do expect the -rc3 tag to be part of the source
>> directory name. It is valid and reasonable practice to make a public
>> release candidate. We do that at least once for every 1.x.0 release at
>> Subversion:
>>
>> http://subversion.apache.org/docs/community-guide/releasing.html#release-numbering
>>
>> The process we use there is:
>>
>>   * Release 1.x.0-rc1 as a formal ASF release
>>   * Wait for a "soak period" (typically 4 weeks)
>>       o during this time, users can take the candidate for a spin and
>>         report any problems
>>       o we fix the problems, and if any of them are serious enough
>>         (e.g., requiring a public API change), we roll -rc2 etc. and
>>         restart the soak period
>>         
>> http://subversion.apache.org/docs/community-guide/svn-soak-management.png
>>   * Once we've decided that the release candidate is stable, we create a
>>     new release based on the same tag, with only one change: the -rc*
>>     tag is dropped from all version numbers (that's basically a one-line
>>     change in svn_version.h).
>>
>> We've found that this works extremely well to make .0 releases more stable.
> I actually do agree that the described procedure is a great way to
> stabilize a release. However, i was under the impression that the goal of
> this exercise is to produce 1.0 release that'd be ready for IPMC vote
> from release expectation stand-point, not technical merits of the project.
> If i am mistaken on that - then i want to withdraw my comment. 

I'll quote Dmitriy (with my emphasis):

On 13.03.2015 08:25, Dmitriy Setrakyan wrote:
> I am resubmitting 1.0 RC3 for a vote having addressed comments from Cos and
> Brane. /_*Note that this is a real RC, and not a 1.0 yet.*_/ We would like to
> spend another week testing it before announcing a final 1.0 release. Any
> feedback from the community about the RC, in the mean time, will be much
> appreciated.

-- Brane

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