CVS access policy, branching/tagging, code review, etc.
Kaleb S. KEITHLEY
release-wranglers@freedesktop.org
Tue, 02 Mar 2004 13:38:06 -0500
Keith Packard wrote:
> Around 14 o'clock on Mar 2, Egbert Eich wrote:
>
>
>>For releases there should be a release branch. This should be off
>>limit for everyone except the people who are involved in the release
>>process.
>
>
> Hmm. I'd rather see the release done on HEAD; otherwise, there's work to
> be done to make HEAD current after the release, which seems error prone.
>
> That presumes that most commits during a release process will be focused
> on the release, which seems sensible for me, but may not be right for
> everyone.
>
> Perhaps a 'shared' branch could be formed for people who want to ignore
> the release and just keep working?
Yes, the shared branch is called (XORG)-CURRENT.
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Kaleb