Subject: Fwd: Re: GCD005: Regular and efficient releases (consideration/decision)

From: Steve George <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 11:31:30 +0100

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> Date: Tue,  8 Jul 2025 04:40:59 +0000
> From: Eric Bavier <[email-masked]>
> To: Steve George <[email-masked]>, [email-masked]
> Cc: [email-masked]
> Subject: Re: GCD005: Regular and efficient releases (consideration/decision)
> 
> On 6/23/25 09:43, Steve George wrote:
> > 
> > title: Regular and efficient releases
> > id: 005
> > status: submitted
> > discussion: https://issues.guix.gnu.org/78332
> > authors: Steve George
> > sponsors: Andreas Enge, Ludovic Courtès, Efraim Flashner
> > date-submitted: 2025-05-21
> > SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0 OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-or-later
> > ---
> > 
> > # Summary
> > 
> > Guix doesn't have a regular release cycle which has led to infrequent new
> > releases.  Sporadic releases are detrimental for our users, contributors and
> > the project.  This GCD proposes we implement an annual release cadence and
> > simplify the release process to make releases easier.
> I support.

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