[OpenAFS-devel] openafs-stable-1_8_x has been created

[Pat Riehecky]

Congratulations on all the work thus far!

On 08/05/2017 07:14 PM, Benjamin Kaduk wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> As part of the lead-up to the 1.8.0 release, the openafs-stable-1_8_x
> branch has been created in Gerrit.  Changes specific to 1.8.x can
> be submitted directly against refs/for/openafs-stable-1_8_x, but changes
> that are generally applicable should go through master and be cherry-picked
> as new commits targetting 1.8.x.  In keeping with our historical policy,
> changes aiming to enter openafs-stable-1_6_x should first go to master,
> then get cherry-picked successively to openafs-stable-1_8_x and finally
> openafs-stable-1_6_x.  Since the 1.8 branch is expected to remain
> mostly frozen until the final 1.8.0 release except for bugfixes and
> new OS support, the release team may be willing to grant exceptions
> on a case by case basis.  However, as 1.8.x becomes the new stable
> release branch and 1.6.x transitions to the legacy release branch, it
> is expected that the pace of change on openafs-stable-1_6_x will reduce
> naturally as well.
>
> The master branch will be gradually opening up for new development in
> the coming weeks, though we should generally try to avoid sweeping
> changes until after the 1.8.0 release is finalized, to facilitate
> propagating patches through master to openafs-stable-1_8_x.  There
> is quite a backlog of changes reviwed "-2 not for 1.8", and it will
> take quite some time to go through them all again and consider them
> anew for inclusion in master -- please feel free to comment on particular
> changes if you think they should be prioritized or deprioritized for
> that process.
>
> Thanks to all who helped work towards resolving the issues raised with
> 1.8.0pre1, and here's to having a great 1.8.0 release!
>
> -Ben
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