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Managing the Release Life Cycle of an OSS Project 
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:Speaker:
    Robyn Bergeron

:Date:
    2013-02-22

Features and Change
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+ Features (feature-based) vs. Sprints (time-based)
+ Changes *are* features
+ Features without documentation might as well not exist
+ Avoid surprises for your end-users

  - Surprises turn people away
  - Surprised users may not come back

Managing Change
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+ Change is contentious
+ Change things sanely, with ample warning
+ Document **everything**
+ You don't know everything, and new-comers definitely do not
+ Learn to live w/ Murphy's Law

  - Document retrospectives/post-mortems
  - Opportunities to share what you learned

+ Set expectations

  - Transparency is essential
  - Be forthcoming in your communication
  - Surprises: scary; Invitations: awesome