On 23.11.18 17:00, Patrick Georgi via coreboot wrote:
Am Fr., 23. Nov. 2018 um 16:32 Uhr schrieb Arthur Heymans < arthur@aheymans.xyz>:
Nico also suggested to set the timeframe 2 weeks before the release, to avoid last minute WIP patches attempting to tackle the issue right before the release.
The more regular approach is to drop the features and boards right _after_ release.
Sorry, that wasn't thought through. What I meant is somewhat: If a board doesn't have the required features after a release, it should be removed unless there is a review ongoing that started earlier than two weeks before the release (i.e. the patches had a real chance to get in).
Background: A year ago (iirc), somebody was working on patches around the release and didn't want the affected board(s) removed even it was too late. Delaying the removal means a lot extra work for maintainers, probably more work than to add the boards back later again. I don't want that to happen again, but also don't want to remove boards that have a patch that wasn't reviewed yet (e.g. because nobody had the time).
With that in mind, maybe make it 2 months.
Nico