[Python-Dev] Python 3.4: Cherry-picking into rc2 and final

[Matthias Klose]

Am 19.02.2014 01:05, schrieb Larry Hastings:
> On 02/18/2014 03:56 PM, Matthias Klose wrote:
>> Am 19.02.2014 00:46, schrieb Larry Hastings:
>>> On 02/18/2014 03:38 PM, Matthias Klose wrote:
>>>> Am 17.02.2014 00:25, schrieb Larry Hastings:
>>>>> And my local branch will remain private until 3.4.0 final ships!
>>>> sorry, but this is so wrong. Is there *any* reason why to keep this branch
>>>> private?
>>> Yes.  It ensures that nobody can check something into it against my wishes.
>>> Also, in the event that I cherry-pick revisions out-of-order, it allows me to
>>> rebase, making merging easier.
>>>
>>> Is there *any* reason to make this branch public before 3.4.0 final?
>>   - Python is an open source project.  Why do we need to hide
>>     development for a month or more?
>>
>>   - Not even four eyes looking at the code seems to be odd. You
>>     can make mistakes too.
>>
>> This seems to be a social or a technical problem.  I assume making this branch
>> available read-only would address your concerns?  Does hg allow this?  And if
>> not, why not create this branch in the upstream repository, and tell people not
>> to commit to it?  Why shouldn't such a social restriction work?  Seems to work
>> well for other projects.
> 
> When you are release manager for Python, you may institute this policy if you
> like.  Right now, I have enough to do as it is.

is it too much to ask for a public mirror / tarball / something of this branch?
 This seems to be a minor effort compared to the clinic work that went into 3.4.

  Matthias