[Python-Dev] PEP 407: New release cycle and introducing long-term support versions

[Georg Brandl]

Am 20.01.2012 00:54, schrieb "Martin v. Löwis":
>> I can't help noticing that so far, worries about the workload came mostly from
>> people who don't actually bear that load (this is no accusation!), while those
>> that do are the proponents of the PEP...
> 
> Ok, so let me add then that I'm worried about the additional work-load.
> 
> I'm particularly worried about the coordination of vacation across the
> three people that work on a release. It might well not be possible to
> make any release for a period of two months, which, in a six-months
> release cycle with two alphas and a beta, might mean that we (the
> release people) would need to adjust our vacation plans with the release
> schedule, or else step down (unless you would release the "normal"
> feature releases as source-only releases).

Thanks for the reminder, Martin.  Even with the current release schedule,
I think that the load on you is too much, and we need a whole team of
Windows release experts.  It's not really fair that the RM usually changes
from release to release (at least every 2), and you have to do the same
for everyone.

It looks like we have one volunteer already; if we find another, I think
one of them will also be not on vacation at most times :)

For the Mac, at least we're up to two experts, but I'd like to see a
third there too.

cheers,
Georg