D versionning

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 7/15/12 7:44 PM, Adam Wilson wrote:
> I should note that we use this exact model for every project we have
> where I work and that it is been highly successful at keeping those five
> points of tension moderated. And our users can actually get work done
> without waiting for weeks and months because thing X is just plain
> broken, which in turn makes us look good. (Improving Loyalty)

Allow me to propose something.

Right now all dmd changes get merged in the head. Suppose we find a 
volunteer in the community who is:

1. Highly motivated

2. With a good understanding of D

3. Expert with git

4. Reliable

I wonder if it's possible that that person cherry-picks commits from 
HEAD into two separate branches: bugfixes and unstable. It should be 
easy to create installers etc. for those.

If we see this works well and gathers steady interest, we can improve it 
and make it the practice of the entire team.

Would this be possible?


Andrei