On Thu, 2017-01-05 at 00:40 -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote:
Maren also pointed out that the final part of the release schedule ended seemed rather nebulous. It can be hard to nail down exact times and dates for a release when changes are still coming in at the last minute, but the final steps of the release need to happen swiftly and so need to be coordinated so they can happen in good synchronicity, and that requires a clearly defined schedule and a commitment to get each bit done predictably and on time. Definitely an area to improve on next time. Accept my apologies if the suddenness of the release caused problems for you; I will try and make it be less surprising next time through.
For me the surprise was that we didn't have an e-mail and small delay between the tarball and the announcement. I know that you were trying to reduce that time, but I think it makes sense to have it be at least a day. Thanks Bryce! Ted