I think we should change 2 things about LDs:

1) Move them at least 1 hour earlier so that we never end in the situation when someone deploys a change and goes home. This should be easier now that more teams are jumping on the train, thus giving up their windows.

2) Extend lightning deployments to 1 full hour. This will vastly reduce any possibility of rush, thus reducing possible errors. This will also allow 3-4 different people to deploy safely instead of proposed 2.

On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 10:00 PM, Greg Grossmeier <greg@wikimedia.org> wrote:

<quote name="Matthew Walker" date="2013-10-31" time="10:08:05 -0700">

> I've felt pressured in the LD to get stuff out and myself out of the way
> when there have been more than two people in it -- which does correlate
> with my 15 minute estimate for the fastest I feel I can safely deploy.

Thanks for that perspective, Matt.

I think that is a reasonable cut off (15 minutes per LD participant,
thus 2 per LD window) that will still allow people to use the LDs but
also keep our sanity (and site) safe.

edited LD page:
https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lightning_deployments

Greg

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