Re: [boost] Should we provide hot fixes?

From: Sebastian Redl (sebastian.redl_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-19 04:42:32

Daniel Wallin wrote:
> Beman Dawes wrote:
>   
>> Although it does look like we will be able to hold to a quarterly
>> release schedule, it is really doubtful we have enough resources to
>> issue point releases.
>>     
>
> I'm not really up to speed on the release process, but it seems to me
> getting a point release out should be significantly easier than a major
> release. What's the real difference between what you've outlined below
> and providing a point release? We'd still need to branch off the
> release, and we'd still need to run tests to make sure no broken fixes
> go out, don't we?
>
>   

I believe test resources are the bottleneck here.

Sebastian