On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 7:56 AM, Joseph Schaefer <joe_schae...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The core question for me is do we want to continue
> down this path of attempting to be all things to
> all people with no common culture or values or processes,
> or is there a floor somewhere. If there is, where
> should it be?
To my mind, the distinguishing characteristic of Apache releases is that they
are vetted by the community before distribution to the general public[1]. The
implementation details matter, but that's what's fundamental.
I came into this discussion with the belief that scheduling the date of a
release well in advance would allow for adequate community review to take
place within a smaller window, especially since frequent releases yield small,
incremental deltas which are easy to review.
I don't see this workflow as foreign or revolutionary at all, but
instead as faithful to the Apache Way both in spirit and letter.
Marvin Humphrey
[1] I'm paraphrasing someone else's quote. Regrettably, it was on a private
list so I can't link to their post or give proper credit.
