Re: [boost] Should we provide hot fixes?

From: Ilya Sokolov (fal_delivery_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-26 04:43:24

Beman Dawes 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.
> 
> This has firmed up: there will be no point releases until quarterly 
> releases are working very smoothly and we have enough resources to 
> integrate point releases into our quarterly workflow.
> 
>> To get bug fixes into user's hands more quickly, should we provide hot 
>> fixes when appropriate?
> 
> I'm going to try providing some Filesystem patches to see if users find 
> them helpful. I've tried to incorporate several comments from this 
> thread into the instructions.
> 
> See http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/ReleasePractices/HotFixes

How is this different from providing an untested 'HotFixes' or 
'point-release' branch?