RE: [PEAR-DEV] granting temporary permission for releasing packag es that need a new release

> I don't full agree here. > PEAR wants to leave the responsibilities in terms of decision > making etc > with the lead developer. This is the model we offer and this is the > model we should pursue in the future. > > However we also claim to provide high quality packages to our > user base. > If open bug reports linger, if fixes to known issues are committed to > CVS but no new releases are made then we have a problem. > > Therefore there must be sort of an implicit contract, that the > sovereignty in decision making requires that the developer > also maintain > his package properly. For now I would like to keep the definition of > "properly" a soft one, which is decided upon on a case by case basis. It is partly up to the qa team to bully leads to release a package if a fast bugfix release is needed. There could be rules as well like, if a maitainer goes on vacation or away he should not make a release in the week preceeding his departure or something like that. Arnaud.