[Python-Dev] Code freeze?

[Barry Warsaw]

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On Feb 29, 2008, at 7:39 AM, Nick Coghlan wrote:

> Barry Warsaw wrote:
>> Think of it this way: the alphas are for /us/ as much as for our  
>> users.
>
> In that vein, I think the monthly alphas may also help as a means  
> for setting personal deadlines for things we're working on.  
> "Implement for 2.6" is a bit of a wishy-washy deadline at some vague  
> point in the future - it doesn't provide much impetus to sit down  
> and spend an afternoon or evening getting it done. "Implement for  
> next 2.6 alpha, which will be cut in 3 weeks, 2 days and 16 hours"  
> is a real concrete target that can be aimed for (even if I'm the  
> only person that knows I'm aiming for it for a given bug fix or  
> feature).
>
> It should also motivate at least a monthly review of the buildbot  
> status, and is already motivating a push towards making the  
> buildbots a more reliable indicator of the health of the source tree.
>
> Sure, they may mostly be internal milestones (with third parties  
> waiting for a feature-complete alpha or the first beta), but I think  
> there is a decent chance the approach will turn out to be beneficial.

That's my hope too!
- -Barry

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