[Gluster-users] Release 3.12: Scope and calendar!

[Jiffin Tony Thottan]

On 01/06/17 22:47, Shyam wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here are some top reminders for the 3.12 release:
>
> 1) When 3.12 is released 3.8 will be EOL'd, hence users are encouraged 
> to prepare for the same as per the calendar posted here.
>
> 2) 3.12 is a long term maintenance (LTM) release, and potentially the 
> last in the 3.x line of Gluster!
>
> 3) From this release onward, the feature freeze date is moved ~45 days 
> in advance, before the release. Hence, for this one release you will 
> have lesser time to get your features into the release.
>
> Release calendar:
>
> - Feature freeze, or branching date: July 17th, 2017
>    - All feature post this date need exceptions granted to make it 
> into the 3.12 release
>
> - Release date: August 30th, 2017
>
> Release owners:
>
> - Shyam
> - <TBD> Any volunteers?
>

I am interested
--
Jiffin

> Features and major changes process in a nutshell:
> 1) Open a github issue
>
> 2) Refer the issue # in the commit messages of all changes against the 
> feature (specs, code, tests, docs, release notes) (refer to the issue 
> as "updates gluster/glusterfs#N" where N is the issue)
>
> 3) We will ease out release-notes updates form this release onward. 
> Still thinking how to get that done, but the intention is that a 
> contributor can update release notes before/on/after completion of the 
> feature and not worry about branching dates etc. IOW, you can control 
> when you are done, than the release dates controlling the same for you.
>
> Thanks,
> Shyam
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