[Gluster-devel] [Gluster-Maintainers] Release 11: Revisting our proposed timeline and features

[Xavi Hernandez]

On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 4:03 AM Amar Tumballi <amar at kadalu.io> wrote:

> Here is my honest take on this one.
>
> On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 3:06 PM Shwetha Acharya <sacharya at redhat.com>
> wrote:
>
>> It is time to evaluate the fulfillment of our committed
>> features/improvements and the feasibility of the proposed deadlines as per Release
>> 11 tracker <https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/3023>.
>>
>>
>> Currently our timeline is as follows:
>>
>> Code Freeze: 31-Oct-2022
>> RC : 30-Nov-2022
>> GA : 10-JAN-2023
>>
>> *Please evaluate the following and reply to this thread if you want to
>> convey anything important:*
>>
>> - Can we ensure to fulfill all the proposed requirements by the Code
>> Freeze?
>> - Do we need to add any more changes to accommodate any shortcomings or
>> improvements?
>> - Are we all good to go with the proposed timeline?
>>
>>
> We have delayed the release already by more than 1year, and that is a
> significant delay for any project. If the changes we work on is not getting
> released frequently, the feedback loop for the project is delayed and hence
> the further improvements. So, regardless of any pending promised things, we
> should go ahead with the code-freeze and release on these dates.
>
> It is crucial for any projects / companies dependent on the project to
> plan accordingly. There may be already few others who would have planned
> their product release around these dates. Lets keep the same dates, and try
> to achieve the tasks we have planned in these dates.
>

I agree. Pending changes will need to be added to next release. Doing it at
last time is not safe for stability.

Xavi
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