What is the Go/NoGo gauge for releases?

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On Sunday, 13 July 2014 at 01:49:16 UTC, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>> So I have some questions: What is the magic number that will
>> trigger the release? What happens if we never reach that 
>> number?
>> Do we just continue waiting for it or do we make a decision at
>> some point that it's time? If so, how long do we wait? Is there
>> one person who makes the decision, or is it decision automatic?
>> If there is a person, who is it?
>
> My understanding (I could be wrong) is the general rule of 
> thumb has been "No *new* regressions compared to the previous 
> release".

Yup, this is the case. And it is more important than conforming 
to any specific release date.