Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: 2.5.60 cheerleading... | From | Paul Larson <> | Date | 13 Feb 2003 15:16:29 -0600 |
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On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 12:23, John Bradford wrote: > > > > How about a quick note out to lkml that says "The current bk is > > > > what I'm going to release at <NN Time> today unless someone > > > > gives me a good reason not to."? > > > Why? That would just delay releases, and make more work for Linus. > > What I just suggested would be a short 1 line note to lkml. I know he's > > very busy, but what's that, like 10 seconds? > > 10 seconds, plus the time waiting around for replies, and the time > spent reading the replies. Ideally, there should be no waiting around for replies. The message is sent, he starts whatever build/boot test cycle, checks for replies when he's done and ready to release. If nothing looks urgent enough to hold it up, then he pushes the release. I still don't see how this adds any kind of terrible delay.
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