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updates policy for patch 'tuesdays':
updates policy for patch 'tuesdays':


Principle:
'''Principle:'''
Updates should occur at regular intervals by and large. Not everyday and not haphazardly. Security and critical bugfixes should be issued asynchronously, but feature updates, new pkgs and non-critical bugfixes should be issued once a month for the duration of the distros supported lifetime.


Updates should occur at regular intervals by and large. Not everyday and not haphazardly. Security and critical bugfixes should be issued asynchronously, but feature updates, new pkgs and non-critical bugfixes should be issued once a month for the duration of the distros supported lifetime.


specific rules:
 
1. security and critical bugfixes are issued asychronously. FULL STOP.
'''specific rules:'''
2. if the above require changes/rebuilds to other pkgs then those others pkgs will be included in the async update provided that:
 
      - if they are an update beyond a rebuild then they have passed a qa check
# security and critical bugfixes are issued asychronously. FULL STOP.
3. all other updates can be included in the monthly update push provided:
# if the above require changes/rebuilds to other pkgs then those others pkgs will be included in the async update provided that, if they are an update beyond a rebuild then they have passed a qa check
    a. they have passed testing karma checks
# all other updates can be included in the monthly update push provided:
    b. they have passed autoqa checks
## they have passed testing karma checks
    c. <something here about the amount of churn and impacted examples>
## they have passed autoqa checks
    d. any other requirement fesco decides on.
## <something here about the amount of churn and impacted examples>
## any other requirement fesco decides on.

Revision as of 17:41, 1 September 2010

updates policy for patch 'tuesdays':

Principle:

Updates should occur at regular intervals by and large. Not everyday and not haphazardly. Security and critical bugfixes should be issued asynchronously, but feature updates, new pkgs and non-critical bugfixes should be issued once a month for the duration of the distros supported lifetime.


specific rules:

  1. security and critical bugfixes are issued asychronously. FULL STOP.
  2. if the above require changes/rebuilds to other pkgs then those others pkgs will be included in the async update provided that, if they are an update beyond a rebuild then they have passed a qa check
  3. all other updates can be included in the monthly update push provided:
    1. they have passed testing karma checks
    2. they have passed autoqa checks
    3. <something here about the amount of churn and impacted examples>
    4. any other requirement fesco decides on.
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