[Linux-ha-dev] 2.1.1 is imminent

[Lars Marowsky-Bree]

On 2007-07-11T15:26:27, Alan Robertson <alanr at unix.sh> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've put in the final set of fixes I'm planning on putting into the
> 2.1.1 release.
> 
> Of course, I probably missed something, and I've probably missed
> something from you... ;-)
> 
> So, let me know VERY SOON (like in the next 12 hours) if that's the
> case...

Perfect timing, announcing something like that when it's evening in the
region with your major contributors. ;-)

Did I mention yet that I positively hate it when people suddenly appear
and announce "imminent" things, after having ignored them for months and
having been asked to please, pretty please, share the plans or delegate
them? One of these days, we need to have a very open flamefest, because
it's giving me the creeps. But maybe not today.

> And, unless you're putting in a critical bug fix, please hold it for a
> few days until the last part of this release ordeal is over...

Andrew has some more critical bugfixes pending / under development (one
of them is a STONITH shutdown ordering thing which he tells me is fairly
difficult (and thus translates to 1 FTE year or 1 Andrew day)), and I
want Dejan to start working on the LRM timers etc.  

Because a release was due for the next few weeks for about the last 2
quarters, but there never was any schedule or announced plan of what to
do about it, I admit I didn't think we had to align to anything, nor did
I have any data as to what to align to anyway.

So, to remedy that, can you please share your plans? What parts of the
"ordeal" are to be done when, and what do they depend on? What is your
roadmap, and what does this "release" consist of?

Do you want a list of things we/I still consider critical at this time?
Do you want it in bugzilla, or do you want it on the wiki?

Do you want to release by putting out some tarball or do you want to
release and provide proper install sources for all major dists using the
openSUSE build service?


Lars

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