Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Port Expert info changes to 1.2.2? -Significant performance
Joerg Mayer wrote:
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 04:28:02PM +0200, Balint Reczey wrote:
I think we should stay with the current policy of adding only bugfixes
to the stable branch.
There have been minor non-bugfixes before - no need to be too strict.
IIRC, there have been changes to e.g. the list of supported capture file
formats in the past.
Yes, there have been, but personally I would prefer a strict bugfix-only
policy for stable branches.
In Debian, there is an ongoing discussion about allowing whole Wireshark
stable branch updates to enter Debian stable, but if we push new
functionality into the stable Wireshark branches, this does not seem to
be a good idea.
That's for Debian to decide, but I don't see any reason that we should
base *our* policy on Debian's policy. If we go about the changes carefully,
maybe add some sort of Acked-By policy, which means that someone else who
feels competent to evaluate that patch and the patch is not too complex,
then why should't it go into the stable branch?
Yes it is our policy and we have no obligation to base it on others'.
I just wanted to point out that others may rely on our policy, and we
may consider their standpoint when changing our policy.
Cheers,
Balint
