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On 11/26/12 23:36, Rick Miller wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Bas Smeelen <b.smeelen@ose.nl> wrote:
>> Hi
>> Just modify newvers.sh to 9.1-RELEASE recompile and your on RELEASE :)
>> Who has a no non-release policy, management?
> It's not just management,

checked, they don't have a clue, that's what we're here for

>   but also software engineers,

checked, mutually accepted, they know what you're up to, and keep them 
clear, be honest
and even better, they know what they're up to, but try to blame you for
just keep them as very close 'friends'
it helps when you are able to 'clean up their messes sometimes'

>   architects

is like in between management and software engineers, dangerous maybe

> , and
> business folks.

management or otherwise

>    When a company runs a service whose production SLA is
> 100%, many tend to be less forgiving.

100% that's a dare!
For them it may be 100%, for me I am at 98% then, at best 99,636% :)
There is a lot of playfield unknown

>    There's a lot riding on running
> a development branch in production, even if it is a "Release
> Candidate".
>

Agree 100% :)
RELEASE is better than RC or even BETA for sakes ;)