I'm following along on the thread so for sure! :)
> On Aug 16, 2016, at 12:19 PM, Gwen Shapira <g...@confluent.io> wrote:
>
> Absolutely!
>
> If you have any concrete suggestions for steps we can take to improve
> the process, this will be most awesome. We'd love to learn from your
> long experience in Apache :)
>
> Gwen
>
> On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 6:59 AM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> wrote:
>> By being aware of the potential issues, it's easier to address
>> them at the start, and to create a process which does what
>> it can to "ensure" the problems don't pop up :)
>>
>>> On Aug 16, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Ismael Juma <ism...@juma.me.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Jim,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your feedback. We value the community and we definitely want
>>> Kafka to remain a fun and friendly place to participate. Under this
>>> proposal, volunteers will still be able to do the work when they can. The
>>> benefit is that it is likely to reach users faster since the next release
>>> is never far away.
>>>
>>> Ismael
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 2:42 PM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The idea of time-based releases make sense. The issue is
>>>> when they become the tail wagging the dog.
>>>>
>>>> Recall that all developers and contributors are assumed to
>>>> be doing this because they are personally invested in the
>>>> project. Their is also the assumption that, as such, they
>>>> are volunteers and do the work "when they can". And finally,
>>>> there is the fact that working on Apache projects should be
>>>> FUN. It should be someplace where you aren't beholden to,
>>>> or under, some artificial schedule.
>>>>
>>>> If time-based releases are put in place, and held to under
>>>> unforgiving standards, all the above are put at risk. And
>>>> when that happens it puts the project and the community at
>>>> risk as well.
>>>>
>>>> So having a set schedule is fine... it's how "we" do it that
>>>> is key.
>>>>
>>
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