TheNeuralBit commented on pull request #12196:
URL: https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/12196#issuecomment-656906406


   Here are some answers to the questions from 
https://beam.apache.org/contribute/release-guide/#review-cherry-picks:
   
   > Is this a regression from a previous release? (If no, fix could go to a 
newer version.)
   
   No, it's a bug, but it existed in previous releases.
   
   > Is this a new feature or related to a new feature? (If yes, fix could go 
to a new version.)
   
   Not a new feature, a bugfix for a >1 year old feature.
   
   > Would this impact production workloads for users? (E.g. if this is a 
direct runner only fix it may not need to be a cherry pick.)
   
   Yes, python users may want to use external transforms in production, and 
they could be blocked by this bug.
   
   > What percentage of users would be impacted by this issue if it is not 
fixed? (E.g. If this is predicted to be a small number it may not need to be a 
cherry pick.)
   
   Hard to say. I'm not sure how many users are trying out external transforms, 
and of those that are it's possible they won't ever encounter this bug.
   
   > Would it be possible for the impacted users to skip this version? (If 
users could skip this version, fix could go to a newer version.)
   
   Not sure this applies since there isn't a "working" version for users to 
stay on and skip 2.23.0.
   
   
   
    To be honest I think this situation is somewhat of a gap in the guidance 
there. There may be cases where its worth delaying a release for a severe 
bugfix even if it's a longstanding issue and not a regression, and that's not 
addressed in our release guide. We could draw a line somewhere: e.g. maybe data 
loss/incorrect result bugs can delay, crashes can not?


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