On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 2:35 PM, Mike Blumenkrantz
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm opposed to having a blanket policy that there can be no new features at
> all added during a freeze.
>
> As an example, https://phab.enlightenment.org/D6247 is a feature which is
> required in order to improve test reliability--something which should be at
> the top of the list when working on a release. A strict "no features at
> all" policy would prevent this from being merged until after the release,
> leading to unreliable testing during the release cycle. This level of
> pedantry is not beneficial to the project.

I agree.

> A freeze should mean that features are not likely to be added. It should
> not, however, mean that features cannot be added. Having a strict policy
> for this case does nothing more than establish such a policy for the sake
> of having a strict policy instead of having a policy which benefits the
> project. Anyone electing to merge features during the freeze should be
> cognizant of this, and should also be aware that the rest of the community
> may disagree and overrule the decision.

I think I expressed myself stricter than necessary. I think new
features that aren't going to improve *correctness* should not be
considered. A feature that helps fix bugs could be considered
if it delivers a release with less bugs.

Regards,
-- 
Felipe Magno de Almeida

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