[tei-council] Next TEI-C Guidelines Release (presumably 2.6.0)

[James Cummings]

On 07/01/14 14:18, David Sewell wrote:
> Has it been established that procedures are in place for getting
> the release to work on the new server?

Not yet.  I've emailed Ian my public key and as soon as I have 
access I'll test some things by hand.

There will be, I'm sure, as yet unforeseen some stumbling blocks.

-James

>
> On Tue, 7 Jan 2014, James Cummings wrote:
>
>> On 07/01/14 12:50, Peter Stadler wrote:
>>> Yes, sure, I’m still willing but I would in no way be
>>> disappointed if anyone else did the job. I’d really like to
>>> leave the decision to those who are more experienced with
>>> council work. If you prefer fresh eyes (and are willing to
>>> support during the process) I can give it a try, if you think
>>> it’s better to have someone more familiar with all the tool
>>> boxes it’s ok for me as well!
>>
>> Hi Peter (and Council),
>>
>> Don't worry, I don't think you are stepping on Syd's toe's too
>> much, he can do it next time, and I think there are real benefits
>> to having you do it.  (Fresh eyes certainly, but also expanding
>> the circle of people who have done it and so have experience in
>> doing so.)
>>
>> Can you be free on Monday 20 January? (The originally suggested
>> date) We will need to change some of the steps in
>> http://www.tei-c.org/Activities/Council/Working/tcw22.xml since
>> the way you log into the server has changed. But please do sit
>> down and read it.  Take note of the steps and ask about any you
>> don't understand.
>>
>> According to our schedule we are currently in the 'repository
>> chill'. This means we should not be doing any new
>> implementations, but updates to prose, etc. are allowed. This
>> also means that I will be announcing the pending release to TEI-L
>> soon. I've changed the version number to 2.6.0beta as of revision
>> 12749.
>>
>>  *Before I announce this what needs to be done to make the
>> P5-test job stable?* We should do that first.
>>
>>
>> == original schedule ==
>>
>>    6 January 2014: Deadline for all major work being done for
>> 2.6.0alpha;Version number changed to 2.6.0beta; Beta period
>> announced to TEI-L community
>>
>>   6 - 13 January: Repository Chill -- no new implementations,
>> updates to prose and uncontroversial bug fixes are still allowed.
>>   Council Proofreading all new material. Trivial corrections from
>>   TEI Community allowed.
>>
>>   13 - 18 January: Repository Freeze -- Council proofreads & test
>>   all outputs; no changes allowed except with permission of
>>   technical council and release technician.
>>
>>   20 January: Possible release date.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Best Peter
>>>
>>> Am 06.01.2014 um 18:44 schrieb James Cummings
>>> <James.Cummings at it.ox.ac.uk>:
>>>
>>>> On 06/01/14 13:35, Peter Stadler wrote:
>>>>> Am 30.12.2013 um 17:13 schrieb Syd Bauman
>>>>> <s.bauman at NEU.EDU>:
>>>>>>> 20 January: Possible release date. (Depends on the
>>>>>>> availability of the release technician. Did we have a
>>>>>>> volunteer? PeterS?)
>>>>>> FWIW, I've also volunteered to be this release
>>>>>> technician as I was jipped out of a lot of it last time
>>>>>> due to a power failure. But I'm more than happy to wait
>>>>>> until some other release.
>>>>> Well, I’d never dare to compete with Syd! Please, go ahead
>>>>> and I will wait for another chance.
>>>>
>>>> If Syd doesn't mind, it would be a good way to get entirely
>>>> fresh eyes the release process if Peter did it (if you are
>>>> still willing?).  However, I suspect the usual cohort of
>>>> assistants will probable be present especially given the
>>>> change of server.
>>>>
>>>> I'm only catching up on the large number of emails over the
>>>> holidays (and behind in most of my actions).
>>>>
>>>> -james
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- Dr James Cummings, James.Cummings at it.ox.ac.uk Academic IT
>>>> Services, University of Oxford -- tei-council mailing list
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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Dr James Cummings, James.Cummings at it.ox.ac.uk
Academic IT Services, University of Oxford