<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hi<div><br></div><div>The ESC discussed when to make large scale changes on master and whether or not the current policy should be changed.</div><div><br></div><div>I was tasked with making a wiki page, describing a policy, since I frequently need to explain why some patches linger for a long time.</div><div><br></div><div>I have tried to strike a balance between not making backport difficult and responding timely to patches.</div><div><br></div><div>Please have a look at:</div><div><a href="https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/LargeScaleChanges">https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/LargeScaleChanges</a></div><div><br></div><div>And let me know your opinion.</div><div><br></div><div>Please remark, the page currently reflect my opinion, and have not been discussed. My hope is to have a good discussion from now and to the next ESC meeting, where we then can make a decision.</div><div><br></div><div>Have a nice weekend.</div><div>rgds</div><div>jan I.</div></body></html>