On 22.09.2010, 0:53 Chad wrote: > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Ashar Voultoiz <hashar+...@free.fr> wrote: >> - at T0 : new features frozen (no more new code) >> - at T1 : i18n frozen (no new message only bug fixes / typos) >> create an alpha snapshot for people to test new features >> - at T2 : freeze non urgent commits. >> create a beta snapshot
> I've suggested freezes of varying degrees several times, and > have been shot down each and every time. > "It discourages contributions" or something like that > -Chad The only viable technical method of feature freeze is branching, otherwise you'll have to come up with messages like "Okay, I declare a feature freeze. Whomever commits a new feature to trunk whill have their fingers smashed with a hammer." Not very practical. Some developers don't read wikitech-l, some are weeks behind on reading their mails. -- Best regards, Max Semenik ([[User:MaxSem]]) _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
