[Mageia-dev] Versions freeze

Sat Mar 3 17:42:42 CET 2012

On Saturday 03 March 2012 10:42, Michael Scherer wrote:
+> We reminded there is version freeze coming during meetings
+
+Some of us can't attend these IRC-meetings at the current scheduled time.
+
+> We gave the list of date in advance
+
+That is not a freeze Reminder.
+
+> and a link to the planning in every mail of announce, 
+
+That is not a freeze reminder.
+Besides, I don't remember seeing any version freeze announces untill after this thread came, saying it should be announced in advance.
+
+> as well in blog posts and forums post.
+
+Many of us don't read blogs and forums.
+Besides, I was once told or read somewhere that developers and packagers should follow /this/ list in order to receive important notices and follow the development process. Not to read a blog and attend the forums.
+
+> We have a calendar where the freeze was given.
+
+That is a schedule, not a freeze reminder.
+
+> And I expect people to either be experienced packager ( ie who have
+> already done 1 release and so know the rules ), or to be new packagers
+> with a experienced packager ( ie mentor ) who should have explained the
+> release cycle. 
+
+Knowing the cycle is not a freeze reminder.
+
+> So if people have missed the whole plan, there is a problem that we need
+> to fix, and the first step would be to collect reasons why they did
+> missed it, not nag more everybody on every possible channels.
+
+You miss my whole point.
+I am talking about one -1- reminder to the list when the Version freeze is about to happen. Not that it is scheduled to occur in two months.
+
+You need to remember that we are flawed human beeings. And this may come as a surprise for some, but human beeings happens to have a tendency to forget things. Even important things. That is why all kinds of reminders and reminder related services exists.
+
+-- 
+Johnny A. Solbu
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