@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ <h3>The Commitfest Workflow</h3>
1515 after which they are "Closed" and a new bin for the same category is created.
1616 Each bin serves a role in the workflow and there are 4 active categories of bins.
1717 < ul >
18- < li > Open - annual, all bug reports</ li >
19- < li > Parked - annual, drafts for new features</ li >
20- < li > Future - scheduled, proposed new features</ li >
21- < li > In Progress - scheduled, review and commit new features</ li >
18+ < li > Bugs - annual, all bug reports</ li >
19+ < li > Drafts - annual, drafts for new features</ li >
20+ < li > Next - scheduled, proposed new features</ li >
21+ < li > Ongoing - scheduled, review and commit new features</ li >
2222 </ ul >
2323There are three active categories of patch status covering the four statuses.
2424 < ul >
@@ -36,34 +36,34 @@ <h3>The Commitfest Workflow</h3>
3636(See notes below for all available statuses and their intended usage.)
3737</ p >
3838< p >
39- The patches in the open bin are all of type "bug fix". The full lifecycle of
39+ The patches in the bugs bin are all of type "bug fix". The full lifecycle of
4040 a bux fix patch lives here and there is no distinction as to the nature of the
4141 reviewer category. The remaining bins exist to help deal with the large volume
4242 of new feature patches.
4343</ p >
4444< p >
45- The parked bin is where patches waiting on significant work go. A reviewer
45+ The drafts bin is where patches waiting on significant work go. A reviewer
4646 patch status category here mainly means awaiting guidance, though that will
4747 often lead to a final review, allowing the patch to be moved to the future bin
4848 with the committer patch status category already set.
4949</ p >
5050< p >
51- The future and in progress bins are the ones that strictly comprise a commitfest.
51+ The future and ongoing bins are the ones that strictly comprise a commitfest.
5252 The future bin always exists and new features ready for review and commit go
53- here. At scheduled points, the future bin becomes an in progress bin and a new
53+ here. At scheduled points, the future bin becomes an ongoing bin and a new
5454 future bin is created.
5555</ p >
5656< p >
57- The in progress bin only exists during an active commitfest period, during which
57+ The ongoing bin only exists during an active commitfest period, during which
5858 no new patches should be added and the community reviewers and committers are
5959 encouraged to focus on reviews and commits. At the end of the scheduled period
6060 the bin is closed. This is only bin that is not present at all times.
6161</ p >
6262< p >
6363 The workflow is also designed with the release cycle in mind, in particular
64- the start of the annual feature freeze period. At this time both the parked
65- and open bins are closed and new ones created. If the feature freeze is for
66- version 18 then the new parked bin is called "Drafts v19" and the new open
64+ the start of the annual feature freeze period. At this time both the drafts
65+ and bugs bins are closed and new ones created. If the feature freeze is for
66+ version 18 then the new drafts bin is called "Drafts v19" and the new bugs
6767 bin is named "Bugs v18".
6868</ p >
6969< h3 > Patches on Commitfests (PoC)</ h3 >
@@ -178,40 +178,40 @@ <h4>Overview</h4>
178178 of a patch to be keyed to commitfest status type without the need for further
179179 disambiguation.
180180</ p >
181- < h4 > In Progress </ h4 >
181+ < h4 > Ongoing </ h4 >
182182< p >
183183 An Active (see Workflow above) period where no new features should be added
184184 and the goal is to get as many review"patches committed as possible.
185185</ p >
186186< h4 > Future</ h4 >
187187< p >
188188 The next active (see workflow above) period.
189- Any patch not exempted to be added to the in progress or open commitfests
189+ Any patch not exempted to be added to the ongoing or bugs commitfests
190190 can always be added here.
191191</ p >
192- < h4 > Open </ h4 >
192+ < h4 > Bugs </ h4 >
193193< p >
194194 A commitfest for high-priority and bug fix patches. Full patch lifecycle.
195195 Created as "Bugs v18" at the start of the v18 feature freeze period (closing
196196 "Bugs v17").
197197</ p >
198- < h4 > Parked </ h4 >
198+ < h4 > Drafts </ h4 >
199199< p >
200- The commitfest setup as parked is used to hold patches that are not intended
200+ The commitfest setup as drafts is used to hold patches that are not intended
201201 to be formally reviewed and committed. Another term is "work-in-progress" (WIP).
202202 Within the Workflow, at the start of the v18 feature freeze, the existing
203203 "Draft v18" commitfest is closed and a new "Draft v19" commitfest is created.
204204 This allows for a fresh start coinciding with the project release cycle.
205- And while commits cannot accumulate within a parked commitfest, withdrawn and
205+ And while commits cannot accumulate within a drafts commitfest, withdrawn and
206206 rejected patches would and so having a truly never-closing commitfest is not
207207 ideal. Similarly, given the volume of patches, getting rid of abandonment
208208 is counter-productive. This workflow provides a middle-ground between
209209 every-other-month and never patch moving requirements.
210210</ p >
211211< h4 > Closed</ h4 >
212212< p >
213- Parked, open and in progress commitfests are closed (future ones
214- always go through in progress ) when the period they cover has passed.
213+ Drafts, bugs and ongoing commitfests are closed (future ones
214+ always go through ongoing ) when the period they cover has passed.
215215 Closing a commitfest does not impact its related PoCs; though no new PoCs can
216216 be created for a closed commitfest.
217217</ p >
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