[phobos] Decision on length of deprecation cycle

[Michel Fortin]

Le 2011-05-25 à 18:52, Jonathan M Davis a écrit :

> So, I'd suggest putting the date that the function will move to the next phase 
> in the message instead of when it entered its current phase (or both dates), 
> and we should try and adjust those dates just prior to a release so that they 
> more or less coincide with actual releases. Then we can guarantee that the 
> function will stay in that phase until at least that date (with the possible 
> exception of moving it forward a week or so early if the date is right after a 
> release). I can manage adjusting the dates and moving stuff from phase to 
> phase if need be.

Or just don't give a full date:

	"scheduled for deprecation in November 2011."

The month should be enough. There's about one release per month.

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Michel Fortin
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