So, you are saying option 2 is a reasonable choice, given that only the NOTICE/LICENSE files have changed one line here and there ?
Thanks, Neha On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 5:34 PM, William A. Rowe Jr. <wr...@rowe-clan.net>wrote: > On 11/29/2011 7:27 PM, William A. Rowe Jr. wrote: > >> On 11/29/2011 4:00 PM, Neha Narkhede wrote: >> >>> >>> We would like to know if it is OK to either - >>> >>> 1. shorten the release VOTE for change to one non-code file >>> 2. run 72 hour vote in parallel on the dev list as well as on general@ >>> >> >> I've never seen a point to 2) to running serial votes. You need only 3 >> +1's (more +1's than -1's)... usually three mentors are enough to finish >> amoung the dev@ list, but announcing the vote (and its conclusion) on the >> general@ list seems entirely appropriate. If folks at general@ would >> like to have more input on the release, the ppmc dev@ list is really the >> best place to get involved. >> >> It is important to always allow 72 full hours. The reason is simple, we >> have participants in nearly every timezone, people who are here only on >> their own time, and more people who are here almost exclusively on work >> hours. 72 hours is long enough to accommodate them all, if they care to >> participate. >> > > [... trackpad arguing with me over whether I was done ...] > > So as I previously pointed out; *if* the community is already familiar > with the candidate, thoroughly reviewed it for that full 72 hours, then > if the RM replied to "this file is broken" with "I'll fast-track only that > fix and roll a final candidate with a shortened 24 hour final vote" should > put everyone in the frame of mind to review the revised candidate. > > But you can't ever shorten the net review time below three days :) > > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > general-unsubscribe@incubator.**apache.org<general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: > general-help@incubator.apache.**org<general-h...@incubator.apache.org> > >
