+1 for freeze request for 1-2 weeks. We've developed advanced password management features for IsWest and would like to merge it in as per Claytons approval.
-------- Original message -------- From: Wei ZHOU <ustcweiz...@gmail.com> Date: To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org Subject: Re: [VOTE] Pushback 4.2.0 Feature Freeze -0 Change to -0 as I suggest to wait for the merge of existing review requests in days (48 or 72 hours). -Wei 2013/5/31 Wei ZHOU <ustcweiz...@gmail.com> > -1 > Almost all new features for 4.2 have been merged or being reviewed. > From now, we'd better donot accept new feature review requests,and > create 4.2 branch after committing existed requests in short time. > > -Wei > > 2013/5/31, Chip Childers <chip.child...@sungard.com>: > > 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 > Release > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > 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 > > >
