[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Managing RC bug merges

[Lazar, Alexey Vladimirovich]

On Sep 5, 2012, at 08:27 , Bill Erickson wrote:

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> 2. I'd like to change the definition of "showstopper", i.e. what can and cannot make it into an RC.  I propose that any reasonable bug fix may be merged into an RC provided the commit has 3 sign-offs in total -- the author, plus 2 additional testers.  That would allow us to avoid the whole benevolent-overlords-blessing-problems-as-showstoppers process, which is vague and time-consuming, while maintaining a generally higher level of quality for any fixes merged into the RC. 

+1

> 
> In other words, let the market decide.

Depends on who runs the marketplace. In our case, I think it's safe enough.

>  If a problem merits attention (and showstoppers will), then it will be merged.  If it's not a showstopper in the traditional sense, but really improves things, it can get merged too.

+1

Thanks, Bill!

Alexey Lazar
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