On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 12:36:13PM -0500, C. Michael Pilato wrote: > As such -- and assuming no one else has a feature waiting in the wings and > can make a compelling case for further delaying the release to accommodate > it -- I lean towards branching ASAP. And yes, +1 on delivering alphas as > soon as the branch is cut!
We could make backports to the branch a little less of a burden by streamlining the process somewhat, e.g. by requiring only two votes during the alpha release phase (i.e. until we start issuing betas). IIRC we've done this kind of thing before.
