[Project-managers] BSP 2009 and changes to project management procedures

[Laszlo Ladanyi]

Hmmm...If we got to choose between the current way and having the 
releases as externals I would certainly go for the releases. But can 
we have stables for externals? Or would we loose many of the benefits 
that having releases as externals gives? I have not really thought 
this through, I just thought I would float the idea...

--Laci

On Fri, 3 Jul 2009, Lou Hafer wrote:

> Folks,
>
> 	I share John's concerns here, and mine extend beyond Osi.  Past history
> says that improvements often require simultaneous changes to multiple projects.
> Our current procedure provides a lot of implicit testing and communication
> through trunk development.  It also brings moments of acute pain as we
> synchronise releases to work through a new release cycle.  No news here, I've
> written this before.
>
> 	I can also see the need for RPM packaging for standard linux distros,
> and I can see how difficult this is in the present tightly-coupled system.  A
> policy that one project depends only on releases of other projects will really
> help here.
>
> 	I have lots of reservations.  But mostly, I'm assuming that the
> technical pros and cons have been debated into the ground by the TLC and the
> conclusion is that, on balance, we'll be farther ahead with this change.  No way
> forward but to give it a try.
>
> 							Lou
>
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