Anyone can propose something as a blocker... it's up to the RM on whether it 
really is one or not ;)

BTW: I'm ready to go w/ Linux and macOS builds!

> On Sep 6, 2018, at 8:05 AM, Matthias Seidel <matthias.sei...@hamburg.de> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jim,
> 
> Am 03.09.2018 um 23:45 schrieb Jim Jagielski:
>> For some users, AOO 4.1.6 will be the "last" version of OO that they can 
>> use, since AOO 4.2.x will not provide some community build for  older 
>> platforms (eg: CentOS5,...). As such, I think we need to make 4.1.6 as good 
>> and as stable and as useful, with as many patches and fixes, as feasible for 
>> those users.
> 
> Definitely!
> We already have some release blocker asked for.
> 
> How to proceed?
> 
> Regards,
>    Matthias
> 
>> 
>>> On Sep 3, 2018, at 4:49 PM, Matthias Seidel <matthias.sei...@hamburg.de> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Andrea,
>>> 
>>> Am 03.09.2018 um 22:37 schrieb Andrea Pescetti:
>>>> Matthias Seidel wrote:
>>>>> How about this one:
>>>>> https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=126736
>>>>> It fixes a typo in the build process.
>>>> This one has zero impact for users and, if 4.1.6 was just a
>>>> maintenance release and we had regular 4.x major releases, it wouldn't
>>>> make sense to include fixes like this one. Still, it is zero-risk and
>>>> (unfortunately) 4.2.0 is taking longer than expected, so I understand
>>>> if we try to backport some fixes to 4.1.6. No objection.
>>>> 
>>>> In general, release blockers should be:
>>>> - important bugfixes for users
>>>> - important build fixes (e.g., don't break with a new compiler)
>>>> - important infrastructure fixes (e.g., support newer JRE, or a newer
>>>> Windows release... just an example)
>>> This is why I didn't ask for release blocker. ;-)
>>> 
>>> It is just "nice to have" and another resolved issue that would finally
>>> find its way into a release.
>>> There are a lot of them, that do not qualify as "blocker"...
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>>   Matthias
>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>>  Andrea.
>>>> 
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