Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > Le 21 mars 06 à 18:42, Jean-Baptiste Quenot a écrit : > >> ...Is there a rule requiring new releases to be first approved by a >> vote?... > > Maybe not, but we've been doing it this way for about 25 years and it > works ;-) > > Seriously, making sure we agree on release plans (code freeze dates > etc.) is a Good Thing - I've seen several projects arguing or > disagreeing on releases, so it's certainly good to be a bit careful and > to make sure everyone is on the same page. > > It doesn't cost much and there are at least "social" benefits. > > So, +1 for voting on release plans ;-)
A release is the primary output of a PMC on behalf of the ASF. You could say that producing releases is what a project exists for. So releases _can not_ be done without a vote, with PMC member's votes being the binding ones. And probably new releases, once done, should be noted to the board in a quarterly board report. There you go. That's the Bureaucracy of it. Regards, Upayavira
