Hi, > On 21 Apr 2023, at 05:22, Henry Wang <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Following the discussion in April community call, here comes the two > updated possible release schedule options that I came up with. > > Both of these two options will satisfy the requirements/concerns that > I've received so far. But I personally would prefer the option 2 as we > shouldn't expect there will be much progress happen in August due to > the EU holiday season. I wonder if anyone has any objections or alternate > suggestions.
Even if the release date is in september, all major deadlines will happen in August. So how about introducing an end of october possibility ? Cheers Bertrand > > Please don't hesitate to raise your concerns and opinions. I would > encourage that the feedback collection is cut off by the middle of May > (say May 19). If nobody will have anything better, then let's go option 2 > by "lazy consensus". Thanks. > > ** Proposed option 1: Wed Aug 30, 2023 ** > (+8 months from Xen 4.17 release) > > - Last posting date Fri Jun 16, 2023 > > Patches adding new features are expected to be posted to the mailing > list by this date, although perhaps not in their final version. > > (Note that Xen Summit is Jun 24 - 26, 2023) > > - Feature freeze Fri Jul 7, 2023 (+3 weeks from Last posting date) > > Patches adding new features should be committed by this date. > Straightforward bugfixes may continue to be accepted by maintainers. > > - Code freeze Fri Jul 21, 2023 (+2 weeks from Feature freeze) > > Bugfixes only. > > - Hard code freeze Fri Aug 11, 2023 (+3 weeks from Code freeze) > > Bugfixes for serious bugs (including regressions), and low-risk fixes only. > > - Final commits Fri Aug 25, 2023 (+2 weeks from Hard code freeze) > > Branch off staging-4.18. > > - Release Wed Aug 30, 2023 > > > ** Proposed option 2: Wed Sep 27, 2023 (or the first week of Oct)** > (+9 months from Xen 4.17 release) > > - Last posting date Fri Jul 14, 2023 > > Patches adding new features are expected to be posted to the mailing > list by this date, although perhaps not in their final version. > > - Feature freeze Fri Aug 4, 2023 (+3 weeks from Last posting date) > > Patches adding new features should be committed by this date. > Straightforward bugfixes may continue to be accepted by maintainers. > > - Code freeze Fri Aug 18, 2023 (+2 weeks from Feature freeze) > > Bugfixes only. > > - Hard code freeze Fri Sep 8, 2023 (+3 weeks from Code freeze) > > Bugfixes for serious bugs (including regressions), and low-risk fixes only. > > - Final commits Fri Sep 22, 2023 (+2 weeks from Hard code freeze) > > Branch off staging-4.18. > > - Release Wed Sep 27, 2023 > > Kind regards, > Henry
