Open Stack

> On Wed, 2013-03-20 at 11:33 -0400, Eoghan Glynn wrote:
> > 
> > > Hey
> > > 
> > > The openstack-stable-maint team will be responsible for the
> > > stable/grizzly branches of nova, keystone, glance, cinder,
> > > quantum,
> > > horizon, oslo-incubator and oslo.config.
> > > 
> > > That team's job is really to evaluate the risk/benefit of a given
> > > backported patch and understand the "safe source of fixes for
> > > high-impact, user-visible issues" policy documented here:
> > > 
> > >   http://wiki.openstack.org/StableBranch
> > > 
> > > i.e. we keep an eye out for changes proposed to stable/grizzly
> > > and then:
> > > 
> > >  * evaluate risk of a patch
> > >  * consider how severe the issue is for users
> > >  * check that it's already fixed on master
> > > 
> > > Preferably we add a little comment indicating whether a change
> > > meets
> > > those criteria when adding our +/-2. Also, stable/grizzly reviews
> > > need 2
> > > +2s from stable-maint members unless the person proposing the
> > > backport
> > > is also a stable-maint member.
> > > 
> > > The question is ... who should be on the team?
> > > 
> > > Previously, we've included the PTLs and a number of others who
> > > are
> > > interested in helping out and understand the inclusion criteria.
> > > 
> > >   https://launchpad.net/~openstack-stable-maint/+members#active
> > > 
> > > The outgoing PTLs are bcwaldon, danwent, heckj and vishy. If any
> > > of
> > > you
> > > guys want to remain on the team, just let me know.
> > > 
> > > Daviey, zul, eglynn, garyk, ghe.rivero, mapleoin and pixelbeat -
> > > if
> > > any
> > > of you want to bow out, just let me know.
> > 
> > Count me in please as a continuing member.
> 
> Cool.
> 
> > > The incoming PTLs are russellb, dolphm, markwash and
> > > mark.mcclain.
> > > I'll
> > > assume all of you want to be added.
> > 
> > Just wondering if the two newly-minted Integrated projects will be
> > included in the stable-maint process?
> > 
> > If so, then IMO we should also invite Steve Dake & Julien Danjou
> > on board as the respective incoming PTLs for Heat & Ceilo.
> 
> No, since they were Integrated in Grizzly. We've typically left it up
> to
> projects to manage this for themselves until they are Integrated.
> 
> It would be good to talk both projects through the inclusion policy
> and
> encourage them to maintain a stable/grizzly branch themselves using a
> similar policy.

Fair enough, I'll add that idea of DIY stable/grizzly maintenance to the
agenda for the weekly metering IRC meeting tmrw.

Cheers,
Eoghan