>-----Original Message----- >From: simone.trip...@gmail.com [mailto:simone.trip...@gmail.com] On >Behalf Of Simone Tripodi >Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 6:23 AM >To: general@incubator.apache.org; elecha...@apache.org >Subject: Re: Fwd: [ANN] Apache Syncope 1.0.0-RC3-incubating released > >Aplogize for joining the discussion late, but > >> Here, I would argue that unless we have some written direction about what >> release numbering scheme the incubating should use at The ASF, then >> whatever a project decides to use is fine. > >+1
+1. Designating a release 'RC' is common enough in industry that I don't think we should arbitrarily restrict it just because we refer to releases undergoing a VOTE as 'release candidates'. > >nothing to add :) >-Simo > >http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/ >http://simonetripodi.livejournal.com/ >http://twitter.com/simonetripodi >http://www.99soft.org/ > > >On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Emmanuel Lécharny <elecha...@gmail.com> >wrote: > >> >> I wish the proposal made my Jukka includes this matter. >> >> >> Le 7/27/12 11:32 AM, sebb a écrit : >> >>> On 27 July 2012 08:22, Francesco Chicchiriccò <ilgro...@apache.org> >wrote: >>>> >>>> On 27/07/2012 08:13, Emmanuel Lécharny wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Le 7/27/12 1:02 AM, Joe Schaefer a écrit : >>>>>> >>>>>> I believe Bill is complaining not about the venue, >>>>>> but the choice of referring to this package as >>>>>> a "release candidate" instead of simply dropping >>>>>> the "RC" portion of the package name like other >>>>>> projects typically do with approved candidates. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Ah, ok. Makes sense then. >>>>> >>>>> My perception is that the Syncope guys are trying to cut a 1.0.0, >>>>> instead >>>>> of going through many 0.x.0 before, therefore they are iterating on RC >>>>> atm. >>>> >>>> >>>> Indeed, yes. >>>> >>>> >>>>> It's pretty much semantic, IMHO. >>> >>> In other ASF projects I've seen, the convention is to use -alpha1 or >>> -beta2 etc. to designate such stages. >>> >>> Release Candidate (RC) has a specific meaning in the ASF, as it is >>> what is voted on before release. >>> >>> So one would vote on >>> >>> 1.0.0-beta3-incubating-RCn >>> >>> and a successful vote would result in the release of >>> >>> 1.0.0-beta3-incubating >>> >>> A failed vote for RCn would normally result in trying again with RCn+1 >>> to address the cause of the failure. >>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> >>>>> Do incubator peeps think it's a wrong approach? >>>> >>>> >>>> I hope it's not: anyway, this RC3 should be the last one before actual >>>> 1.0.0-incubating. >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Francesco Chicchiriccò >>>> >>>> ASF Member, Apache Cocoon PMC and Apache Syncope PPMC Member >>>> http://people.apache.org/~ilgrosso/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Cordialement, >> Emmanuel Lécharny >> www.iktek.com >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
