On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 12:11:04PM -0700, Adam Williamson wrote:
I really think it would help if we use these terms carefully and
precisely, and if we're going to re-define them in any way, make that
clear and explicit.
Thanks Adam. I've been guilty of using them incorrectly (or at least
sloppily) and will try to mend my ways.
This is probably mostly because "non-blocking" seems like it needs more
explanation than "secondary" ("non-blocking" is generally a _good_
thing in software, right?). Also, it seems pretty tied to only what
happens at release time, when really, what we want to say is "this is
best-effort at release, and, if that release effort happens to go well,
keeping it maintained is in a similar boat".
So, if we redefine anything, maybe "blocking" and "best-effort"?
(I'm
fine with "non-blocking" as a technical term... I'm just thinking about
explaining it to people....)
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Matthew Miller
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