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On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 1:13 PM, Doug Hellmann <doug at doughellmann.com>
wrote:

> We have a cross-project spec up for review discussing a change in the
> release process precipitated by the fact that we are now capping library
> versions in stable branch test configurations. We’ve talked about it a
> couple of times at the cross-project meetings, but we also want to make
> sure it is widely seen because it will affect the way bug fixes need to be
> managed in client libraries (new releases of clients won’t automatically
> make it into stable branches, and we will need to maintain stable branches
> of the clients with back-ports for critical fixes).
>
> Here is a real case where the correct fix is a stable branch for a client:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-glanceclient/+bug/1423165


> The Oslo team has already followed this procedure, including releasing
> some versions of libraries with backports for the stable branches. I think
> most of the wrinkles are therefore worked out, and I would like to move
> ahead with this for all projects that release library-like artifacts for
> Kilo, understanding that we might need to update the document, procedures,
> and tools as we go.
>
> Please take a few minutes to read the spec:
> https://review.openstack.org/#/c/155072/
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
>
>
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