You're right, my bad. I just re-read the details in Stephen's original mail.
So I'm also: +1 for pre-releases, dropping everything to reuse numbers is not worth the hassle -1 for actual releases: it would create more mess imo for end users if there's many bizarre jumps in numbering 2013/5/29 Fred Cooke <[email protected]> > "This vote is to change the policy to: > > drop the staging repo, document the release as not released, and run with > the next version." > > On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 9:54 PM, Baptiste MATHUS <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Well, from the wording of the VOTE question and what I've read from you > > Fred in the past, shouldn't actually be a -1 from you here? > > > > What I read is "Should we respin CANCELLED releases with the same version > > number?" then > > +1 = current way of working, just drop the release and re-release > (possibly > > with "take n" in the subject mail, and so on) > > -1 = please do not reuse number, numbers are cheap > > > > Was it what you intended to vote on, and was it how Stephen was thinking > to > > orient the sentence and the +1/-1 meaning? > > > > > > 2013/5/29 Fred Cooke <[email protected]> > > > > > +1(million) non-binding, but if you want, I'll have your children if > you > > > make this extremely positive change!!!! <3 > > > > > > On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Jörg Schaible < > > > [email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > -1 (nb) > > > > > > > > Stephen Connolly wrote: > > > > > > > > > We have been using a policy of only making releases without > skipping > > > > > version numbers, e.g. > > > > > > > > > > 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, etc > > > > > > > > > > Whereby if there is something wrong with the artifacts staged for > > > > release, > > > > > we drop the staging repo, delete the tag, roll back the version, > and > > > run > > > > > again. > > > > > > > > > > This vote is to change the policy to: > > > > > > > > > > drop the staging repo, document the release as not released, and > run > > > with > > > > > the next version. > > > > > > > > > > Under this new proposal, if the staged artifacts for 3.1.0 fail to > > meet > > > > > the release criteria, then the artifacts would be dropped from the > > > > staging > > > > > repository and never see the light of day. The tag would remain in > > SCM, > > > > > and we would document (somewhere) that the release was cancelled. > The > > > > > "respin" would have version number 3.1.1 and there would never be a > > > > 3.1.0. > > > > > > > > > > This change could mean that the first actual release of 3.1.x might > > end > > > > up > > > > > being 3.1.67 (though I personally view that as unlikely, and in the > > > > > context of 3.1.x I think we are very nearly there) > > > > > > > > > > Please Note: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://maven.apache.org/developers/release/maven-project-release-procedure.html#Check_the_vote_resultsdoes > > > > > not actually specify what it means by "the process will need to be > > > > > restarted" so this vote will effect a change either outcome > > > > > > > > > > +1: Never respin with the same version number, always increment the > > > > > version for a respin > > > > > 0: Don't care > > > > > -1: Always respin with the same version number until that version > > > number > > > > > gets released > > > > > > > > > > This vote will be open for 72 hours. A Majority of PMC votes > greater > > > that > > > > > 3 will be deemed as decisive in either direction (i.e. if the sum > is > > < > > > -3 > > > > > or > > > > >> +3 then there is a documented result) > > > > > > > > > > For any releases in progress at this point in time, it is up to the > > > > > release manager to decide what to do if they need to do a respin. > > > > > > > > > > -Stephen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Baptiste <Batmat> MATHUS - http://batmat.net > > Sauvez un arbre, > > Mangez un castor ! > > > -- Baptiste <Batmat> MATHUS - http://batmat.net Sauvez un arbre, Mangez un castor !
