Then my vote is advisory as I'm not on the PMC. Ralph
John Casey said: > FWIW, this will be a standard ASF vote...72h. :-) > > John Casey wrote: >> Okay, >> >> Let's put it to a vote. We have two options: >> >> 1. Release the current release candidate as milestone 1 of the 2.1.0 >> codeline. The version for this release would be 2.1.0-M1. >> >> The advantage of this approach is that it keeps is (relatively) focused >> on only three simultaneous codebases, not four. It provides a stable >> foundation for building out a small set of new features for a final GA >> release of 2.1.0. This release will have no new features, and its only >> goal is backward compatibility with the maximum stability possible. To >> me, this isn't enough to distinguish it from 2.0.x. However, the >> implementation details are such that it deserves to be separate. >> >> The disadvantage is that a -M1 release may not attract as many users, >> and the performance/stability gains may not be compelling enough to >> overcome the psychological barrier of moving from 2.0.9 to 2.1.0-M1. >> >> 2. Release the current release candidate as 2.1.0 GA. >> >> The advantage here is that the work we've put into stabilizing this RC >> is probably more worth of a GA release, and by calling it 2.1.0 we can >> tell our users how solid we think it is. Additionally, calling this >> 2.1.0 means that the only thing we could do for 2.1.1, 2.1.2, etc. would >> be to fix any regressions that cropped up without adding risk from new >> features. >> >> The major disadvantage is that it will mean that some of us are adding >> new features to 2.2.0 (parent-versioning, reactor changes, etc.) while >> others are trying to push out regression fixes on 2.0.x and 2.1.x, while >> still others are introducing large-scale changes on the 3.0.x branch. >> I'm personally not sure we can drive four parallel codelines to release >> in a timely manner. >> >> So, let's vote. Just indicate whether you support #1 or #2. >> >> My vote is for #1. >> >> Thanks, >> >> -john >> > > -- > John Casey > Developer, PMC Member - Apache Maven (http://maven.apache.org) > Blog: http://www.ejlife.net/blogs/buildchimp/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
