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Paul: Jesse Keating provided a draft policy for what updates should be done. Board will take this into consideration, if necessary, in another round of discussions (not this meeting). | Paul: Jesse Keating provided a draft policy for what updates should be done. Board will take this into consideration, if necessary, in another round of discussions (not this meeting). | ||
John, Mike, Spot, Dennis, Matt, Josh: let's finish the Board's draft today that we have worked on so hard all week--other proposals can be factored in later | John, Mike, Spot, Dennis, Matt, Josh: let's finish the Board's draft today that we have worked on so hard all week--other proposals can be factored in later | ||
Christopher Aillon: remove discussion about ''new packages''--this confuses the issue; new packages are a separate topic--this is about '''updates''' | Christopher Aillon: remove discussion about ''new packages''--this confuses the issue; new packages are a separate topic--this is about '''updates''' | ||
Spot: leave ''new packages'' part in because there has been a lot confusion around this. "New packages are not considered updates and may be handled differently." | Spot: leave ''new packages'' part in because there has been a lot confusion around this. "New packages are not considered updates and may be handled differently." | ||
Dennis: "Dependency Groups of packages should be bundled together and pushed simultaneously." | Dennis: "Dependency Groups of packages should be bundled together and pushed simultaneously." | ||
(Matt: this is due to how 'make update' works today; needs to | (Matt: this is due to how 'make update' works today; it needs to take multiple packages into account if it doesn't already) | ||
Josh, Spot, Paul: decision as to allow/disallow new packages to be introduced into stable releases is to be left to FESCo. | |||
* Decision: text added to Background: This policy is not meant to govern the introduction of new packages. | * Decision: text added to Background: This policy is not meant to govern the introduction of new packages. | ||
* Decision: unanimous approval, remove "draft" status. Josh to publish [[Stable_release_updates_vision]]. Paul to email FAB list. Paul and Josh to come up with appropriate title and wiki namespace. | * Decision: unanimous approval, remove "draft" status. Josh to publish [[Stable_release_updates_vision]]. Paul to email FAB list. Paul and Josh to come up with appropriate title and wiki namespace. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:00, 11 March 2010
Roll Call
- Present: Matt Domsch, Paul Frields, John Poelstra, Mike McGrath, Colin Walters, Josh Boyer, Dennis Gilmore, Christopher Aillon, Chris Tyler, Tom "spot" Callaway
- Assigned meeting secretary: Matt Domsch
Agenda
Update policy
https://fedorahosted.org/board/ticket/58
- Stable_release_updates_vision
- QUESTION: Is there anyone on the Board who cannot support this statement? If so, what would have to change for you to do so?
Paul: Jesse Keating provided a draft policy for what updates should be done. Board will take this into consideration, if necessary, in another round of discussions (not this meeting).
John, Mike, Spot, Dennis, Matt, Josh: let's finish the Board's draft today that we have worked on so hard all week--other proposals can be factored in later
Christopher Aillon: remove discussion about new packages--this confuses the issue; new packages are a separate topic--this is about updates
Spot: leave new packages part in because there has been a lot confusion around this. "New packages are not considered updates and may be handled differently."
Dennis: "Dependency Groups of packages should be bundled together and pushed simultaneously." (Matt: this is due to how 'make update' works today; it needs to take multiple packages into account if it doesn't already)
Josh, Spot, Paul: decision as to allow/disallow new packages to be introduced into stable releases is to be left to FESCo.
- Decision: text added to Background: This policy is not meant to govern the introduction of new packages.
- Decision: unanimous approval, remove "draft" status. Josh to publish Stable_release_updates_vision. Paul to email FAB list. Paul and Josh to come up with appropriate title and wiki namespace.
Paul: we know we can't please everyone. Stay polite as the next discussion flares, but stay the course.
Next meeting
- PROPOSED: Wed 2010-03-18 UTC 1700
- Next secretarial duty: Tom 'spot' Callaway
- Regrets: Matt Domsch