> *From:* Gabe Alford <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 10, 2019 4:51 PM
> *To:* SCAP Security Guide <[email protected]>
> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: Short lived branches for stabilization before
> release
>
>
>
> The project discussed this several years ago as well as adding LTS brances
> but ultimately decided against it due to the maintenance costs and burdens
> placed on owners.
>
> Not sure what has changed since security is always changing and evolving.
>

Yes, I think that it is still the case, but the point is not to have LTS
branches and mainlining them.
It is about a creating a branch just focused on fixing bugs before release.
After the release, the fixes are merged to master, and the branch closed.


>
> > I have so many commits I have yet to get commited because I am
> constantly playing catchup with the new releases.
>
>
>
> I would recommend to any and all contributors to submit commits regardless
> of where in the release cycle things are.
>
> Breaking commits up into small manageable PRs means that over time there
> won't be a need to catchup. Otherwise, the time between catching up and
> release will ultimately become unmanageable.
>
>
>

I second that.


On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 11:03 PM Todd, Charles <[email protected]> wrote:

> Gabe,
>
> What changes more, the scanning engine or the rule content?  If the engine
> is moderately stable, then splitting the rule content off would only need
> to maintain support for previous release engines, but distributions could
> stabilize on a distro-validated engine while the content can then update
> more frequently.  Folks within a distro might find it easier to submit
> patches to older engines as well.
>
>
>
> Disclosure: I’ve never edited the ComplianceAsCode code base either to
> build or modify, so, not an expert.
>

Todd,
I'm not sure I understand your point, but ComplianceAsCode is about the
content, ;)


>
> Thanks,
>
> Charlie Todd
>

-- 
Watson Sato
Security Technologies | Red Hat, Inc
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