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From: Animesh Chaturvedi <animesh.chaturvedi@citrix.com>
To: "dev@cloudstack.apache.org" <dev@cloudstack.apache.org>
Subject: RE: [VOTE] Pushback 4.2.0 Feature Freeze
Thread-Topic: [VOTE] Pushback 4.2.0 Feature Freeze
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 18:09:51 +0000
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+1 [binding]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Animesh Chaturvedi [mailto:animesh.chaturvedi@citrix.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 10:32 AM
> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> Subject: RE: [VOTE] Pushback 4.2.0 Feature Freeze
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> +1 to move feature freeze date to 6/28 to get in the features proposed
> earlier for 4.2 and have a longer bug fix cycle.
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> After moving 103 open 4.1 targeted defects to 4.2 we will have total of
> 367 open defects for 4.2. I hope with this change we are able to resolve
> lot more defects before RC and we can get 4.2 out the door with fewer RC
> re-spin.
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> Since all the other dates move out by 4 weeks means the feature proposal
> freeze date which was originally at 5/04 would have been 6/1 which means
> we are already past that, so no new feature proposals for 4.2. Any new
> feature proposal will have to be targeted for 4.3 or beyond.
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> Thanks
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> Animesh
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chip Childers [mailto:chip.childers@sungard.com]
> > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 8:00 AM
> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> > Subject: [VOTE] Pushback 4.2.0 Feature Freeze
> >
> > Following our discussion on the proposal to push back the feature
> > freeze date for 4.2.0 [1], we have not yet achieved a clear consensus.
> Well...
> > we have already defined the "project rules" for figuring out what to
> do.
> > In out project by-laws [2], we have defined a "release plan" decision
> > as
> > follows:
> >
> > > 3.4.2. Release Plan
> > >
> > > Defines the timetable and work items for a release. The plan also
> > > nominates a Release Manager.
> > >
> > > A lazy majority of active committers is required for approval.
> > >
> > > Any active committer or PMC member may call a vote. The vote must
> > > occur on a project development mailing list.
> >
> > And our lazy majority is defined as:
> >
> > > 3.2.2. Lazy Majority - A lazy majority vote requires 3 binding +1
> > > votes and more binding +1 votes than binding -1 votes.
> >
> > Our current plan is the starting point, so this VOTE is a vote to
> > change the current plan.  We require a 72 hour window for this vote,
> > so IMO we are in an odd position where the feature freeze date is at
> > least extended until Tuesday of next week.
> >
> > Our current plan of record for 4.2.0 is at [3].
> >
> > [1] http://markmail.org/message/vi3nsd2yo763kzua
> > [2] http://s.apache.org/csbylaws
> > [3]
> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Cloudstack+4.2+
> > Re
> > lease
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > I'd like to call a VOTE on the following:
> >
> > Proposal: Extend the feature freeze date for our 4.2.0 feature release
> > from today (2013-05-31) to 2013-06-28.  All other dates following the
> > feature freeze date in the plan would be pushed out 4 weeks as well.
> >
> > Please respond with one of the following:
> >
> > +1 : change the plan as listed above
> > +/-0 : no strong opinion, but leaning + or -
> > -1 : do not change the plan
> >
> > This vote will remain open until Tuesday morning US eastern time.
> >
> > -chip