> > In the past, I thought we decided that any [VOTE] phase must be preceded > by a [DISCUSS] phase? >
This email is basically boiler plate that is following the process that Apache defines for the podling release process and is the same as what we did for the last release. There is no obligation to vote, but if you do you are certifying that you did the checks you said you did. As for the discuss bit, I outlined a release timeline there were no objections even in a follow-up reminder.bIf anyone objects to the release they are welcome to -1 and we can cancel the vote. We kind of did that last time which is why RC1 not RC0 passed and went to the IPMC for voting. I don't see any reason for an additional discussion phase if we agreed to a timeline, this process is already painfully slow and has ample time to halt the process in the case of bugs. --Brennan >
