[oi-dev] Testing Updating packages and hipster-testing repo.

[Udo Grabowski (IMK)]

On 09/10/2013 17:05, Thomas Wagner wrote:
>
> Maybe the problems dicussed here are only a symptom
> and *not* the root cause.

No, this discussion came up because some people seem to be
confused about the role of /hipster. This post from Alaisdair
Lumsden clearly described the purpose of /hipster:

> On 11 July 2013 at 17:53 Alasdair Lumsden <alasdairrr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> Back in the days of oi-build, we tried to have a process, and enforce quality,
> and it just resulted in super slow progress followed by near-death. Andrzej
> didn't contribute at all as he didn't like the bureaucracy, he just wants to
> hack-and-go.
> So after all that, I basically think Andrzej is completely right with his
> current approach - breaking things should be allowed. You can't make
> an omelette quickly and easily without breaking a few eggs.
> Hipster is an experimental development branch for making rapid progress. If
> you break something, you can fix it after, no big deal.
> I do think that /dev should get moved to /release, and /hipster should go to
> /dev. Not many know about hipster beyond the oi-dev list. It would show people
> in the outside world that progress is being made on OI.
> ...
> Regards,
> Alasdair



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