[arc-discuss] Discussion requested for a new ARC Policy on "Expectation Taxonomy and Repository Requirements"

[Bill Sommerfeld]

On Tue, 2008-04-15 at 21:30 -0700, John Plocher wrote:

>     1. It must allow packages to be tagged with an "expectation
>        level" taken from the (evolving) set of
>        [Sandbox, Prototype, Experimental, Preferred, Core]

If my current project publishes a modified SUNWckr package (or moral
equivalent -- whatever package delivers /kernel/drv/*/ip*) containing a
prototype containing some changes which have not yet been through any
review, with its new functionality, is that package marked "Core" or one
of the lower-expectation levels like "Sandbox"?  

If it's marked "Core" how do I set the expectation that these bits
contain some new stuff which could well fly to pieces if you look at it
funny, and that I'm releasing it so that people can kick the crap out of
it before I actually integrate it into the development release?