[wtp-pmc] Re: endgame process update

[Naci Dai <naci.dai@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

+1

With some concern about doing the help build before 0.7. I would have 
preferred to do it post 0.7.  However, we have a couple of longa days 
infront of use so shoudl not be an issue.

> Looks good to me.  And, not that you need to include it in note, but 
> "auto mode" of cruise control will be turned off the final week, so 
> builds only done upon request. (Hopefully, by then we will have 
> "documentation builds" but would not effect code -- Naci, I don't 
> think you were on the PMC call, but I believe Lawrence will need some 
> help getting that set up well, Jeffrey will help him some, but I'd 
> like your active involvement to keep the builds "clean and 
> eclipse-like").
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> As for platforms, I don't see any alternative to a tiered approach 
> .... in fact, in general, we do not have the resources to test all 
> platforms. I'm not even sure we need a "Tier 2 release" ... just an 
> honest statement that "we've tested on Linux and Windows" and some 
> warm langauage that we will of course address bugs found on other 
> platforms, if they are only reproducible on those platforms and not 
> reproducible on windows or linux.  Of course, if you have folks that 
> could validate on other platforms, that'd be great.
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> David
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> *"Tim Wagner" <twagner@xxxxxxx>*
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> David, Naci –
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> This is what I was thinking of sending to the dev list. Please 
> augment/modify as needed.
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> One additional concern I have is that we may not have sufficient time 
> to validate on all the “official” platforms. Are you comfortable with 
> a Tier 1 release of 0.7 where we validate only on the platforms in 
> normal use in our development shops, and then a later Tier 2 release 
> where we complete validation on the remaining configurations supported 
> by the Eclipse platform? I meant to ask this on the call earlier.
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> Thanks,
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> -t
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> WTP Developers,
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> 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.
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> *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*
> *Friday 29: 0.7 GA declared and posted*
> * *
> If stop ship problems are encountered while testing RC2, the process is:
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>     * 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.
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> Thanks to everyone for your hard work towards making our initial 
> release successful!
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> -t
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