[cdwg] Make Lustre 2.5 a maintenance release?

[Kit Westneat]

Hi Chris,

We have no objections to your plan. We would like 2.5 to be the next 
maintenance release.

Thanks,
Kit

On 06/04/2013 02:22 PM, Christopher J. Morrone wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Since there have been no responses, this will not be discussed in
> tomorrow's meeting.  This is an important decision, and one that we need
> to make soon, and advertise well.  If this is what your organization
> wants, please speak up.
>
> Chris
>
> On 05/22/2013 10:53 AM, Christopher J. Morrone wrote:
>> Lustre community:
>>
>> As we all know, HSM is a Lustre feature that is desired by many, but was
>> not fully completed in time for the Lustre 2.4 release.  As a result,
>> many folks are wondering if Lustre 2.4 is really the best branch to
>> support for a long period of time (18 or more months).
>>
>> HSM is very likely to be completed for 2.5, and multiple vendors and
>> organizations are planning to move to that version, and desire long term
>> support for that branch.
>>
>> On the other hand, we have for some time been advertising quite widely
>> that Lustre 2.4 will begin the next significant maintenance branch, and
>> some organizations have built there plans around that guidance.
>>
>> I would like to officially propose the following action:
>>
>> 1) Announce that Lustre 2.4 will have maintenance releases as planned,
>> but the maintenance window has been shortened to just 6 months.  In
>> other words, we will only expect to see maintenance releases on Lustre
>> 2.4 branch for roughly 6 months.
>>
>> 2) Announce that the Lustre 2.5 branch will be long term maintenance
>> branch.
>>
>> Are there any objections?  Any adjustments that should be made to that
>> statement?
>>
>> Chris
>> .
>>
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