On 3/15/10 9:02 AM, "Bert Freudenberg" <bert at freudenbergs.de> wrote:

> That makes sense if we want to ship 4.1 as soon as possible after 4.0 is
> released. But this talk of "update numbers" does not make sense. While the
> freeze is in effect and bugs get fixed, the "update number" will change.
> 
> "Freeze" means "stop development of new features" and "only important bug
> fixes go in". Not "go back to some point in the past".
> 
> When the release manager announces a freeze, he lists which bugs need to be
> fixed before the release is done. Typically these are marked as blockers in
> the tracker. Only fixes for those bugs are allowed to be committed to trunk
> (though one might request exceptions). Once all blockers are fixed (or it's
> decided they are not blockers after all), *that* version is going to be
> released. The release manager takes it and packages it, but he does not add a
> single code change. That would be a release candidate. If changes are
> necessary, they are committed to the trunk and another release candidate is
> built. Only when the release went gold, the freeze is lifted, happy hacking
> can resume.
> 
> This process ensures that all those interested in the happy hacking will be
> interested in keeping the freeze as short as possible. So they should fix the
> blockers quickly so they can go back to the fun stuff :)
> 
> - Bert -
Yes, ok to all.

Update numbers is only for psychological purposes.
Take me several months people accept we should have updates numbers
again....

Edgar