WTP Developers,
We’re heading into the final stages of shipping 0.7.
This is an update on the calendar of events and the rules of engagement as we
try to get our initial product ship out the door.
Tuesday 19 – Thursday 21: Final WTP
bug fixing; cutoff is 8pm EDT Thursday
Friday 22: RC2 available (planned ETA is
9am EDT); RC2 testing begins
Monday 25: RC2 respin with final JEM
version (no behavior should change)
Tuesday 26 – Thursday 28: Validation
and platform testing for GA (CC automode will be off)
Friday 29: 0.7 GA declared and posted
If stop ship problems are encountered while testing RC2, the
process is:
- Raise the problem to the
affected component lead; the defect entry must contain a patch with the
proposed fix
- If the component lead agrees,
s/he will escalate to the WTP PMC and provide a rationale for the fix and
a brief overview of the change impact analysis
- The PMC will convene (via
email) and vote; once a quorum is reached, the bug will either be deferred
or the change permitted. If permitted, a new RC is created and the final
testing process resumes. The release date may need to be adjusted as well.
We’ll review high priority/severity bugs at the
Thursday status meeting and the PMC will evaluate ship status in next Tuesday’s
call.
Thanks to everyone for your hard work towards making our
initial release successful!
-t
