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Re: [Xen-devel] Release plan for 4.1

To: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Release plan for 4.1
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:21:07 +0200
Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxx>
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On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 07:15:54PM +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Keir Fraser writes ("[Xen-devel] Release plan for 4.1"):
> > It's time to start thinking about the release schedule for Xen 4.1. My
> > proposal is to freeze the tree for new features at the start of January, and
> > start spinning release candidates asap after that, when we are comfortable
> > with the stability of the tree. Release should be around 6 weeks after code
> > freeze (i.e., we aim for mid-Feb release, or end of Feb at the latest).
> > 
> > This isn't set in stone yet of course. Opinions welcome!
> 
> Can I suggest we stop accepting "big new features" a bit earlier ?
> 
> Also, we should be more careful than we have in the past about
> accepting many and big changes into late RCs even if they are
> allegedly bugfixes.
> 
> So I would say, for example, as a rule not to accept fixes for
> non-release-critical bugs after the end of February.
                                             ^^^^^^^^

I guess you meant to write January.. ?

-- Pasi


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