Hi Scott (2013.03.01_06:55:18_+0200) > > I fully agree, and this is not even limited to the kernel. There are > > other kinds of "major transitions" like switching to a new X.org > > server, preparing a new major Qt or GNOME release, new eglibc, etc. Or > > we want to do a complex transition such as moving from ConsoleKit to > > logind. > > > > For those we'll need temporary staging areas which are not put into > > the RR yet until they get a sufficient amount of testing; these could > > be "topic PPAs" which interested people would enable and develop in, > > which get landed into the RR when everything is ready? > > For people or teams that are largely or entirely !canonical, this only works > if all you care about is x86 (i386/amd64). Anything for armhf (or powerpc) > would have to land untested since the PPAs that are available for !canonical > don't build these architectures.
It feels like an -experimental pocket would be the best solution here. Which we would try to keep small, but could stage major transitions in. SR -- Stefano Rivera http://tumbleweed.org.za/ H: +27 21 461 1230 C: +27 72 419 8559 -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel