Release process

This is fog's current release process, documented so people know what is currently done.

Versioning

fog uses semantic versioning (http://semver.org/)

When we release

Releases occur monthly and are manually handled by fog's Benevolent Dictator Wes (@geemus).

To request a new release please raise an issue.

Prepare the release

Ensure the code is passing on the CI server
Ensure the code is passing for live tests (Requires Credentials for all services)
Ensure working on master
Update the version number (lib/fog/version.rb)
Run rake changelog to update CHANGELOG.md
Run rake release to prepare the release which does:
- Prepares the release (rake release:prepare)
  - Builds the gem
  - Tags the commit
  - Creates commits for version
- Publishes the release (rake release:publish)
  - Pushes commit and tag to Github (Requires Credentials)
  - Pushes gem to Rubygems (Requires Credentials)
Run rake github_release to add release to github release feed (Requires Credentials)

Announce the release

Once the release is prepared and uploaded it needs to be announced.

Send an email to https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/ruby-fog
Tweet as @fog on Twitter (Requires Credentials)