From: Dan Langille <dan@langille.org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Let's create a release team
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:04:49 -0500
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On 10 Dec 2002 at 0:56, Tom Lane wrote:
> "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> writes:
> > Is the process documented? Any set procedure? Who knows how to do
> > it?
>
> Er ... nope, nope, the core bunch ...
Sounds like we need to do a brain dump then. I just happen to have
some equipment left over from "The Matrix"....
> > If these things are not documented, they should be.
>
> Most of the undocumented details of the release process are in the
> heads of Marc Fournier and Bruce Momjian. If either of them falls off
> the end of the earth, we have worse troubles than whether we remember
> how to do a release
On a project, anyone is replaceable. And anyone might leave for any
number of reasons. If they do, the affect upon the project will be
minimized by having the major processes documented.
> --- for example: Marc owns, runs, and pays for the
> postgresql.org servers.
Is the cvs repo mirrored?
> (Me, I just hack code, so I'm replaceable.)
Yeah, yeah, stop being humble... ;)
> But if you want to try to document the process better, there are some
> details written down already (eg, src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES) and I'm
> sure Marc and Bruce would cooperate in writing down more.
That's a good start. It looks like a list of things easily forgotten
but if forgotten, make us look bad.
--
Dan Langille : http://www.langille.org/
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