Subject: RFC: KDE 3.0 release plan
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 21:52:41 +0200
From: Dirk Mueller
Hi,
I've set up a release plan on
http://developer.kde.org/development-versions/kde-3.0-release-plan.html
It will become active in a week if there are no disagreements.
For convenience I append the contents:
Status: Request for Comments
KDE 3.0 Release Plan
The following is the outline for our KDE 3.0 release schedule.
The major change in KDE 3.0 will be the switch to Qt 3, as well as
new features and bugfixes that involve bigger changes or require
breaking binary compatibility. The plan is to make KDE ready for a
long period of binary compatible releases.
The list of planned features can be found in a separate document.
All dates given here are subject to revision, but we will try our
best to stick to them if possible.
Dirk Mueller is acting as release coordinator for the 3.0
releases .
KDE 3.0
Monday September 24
The HEAD branch should be made ready to compile and work
flawlessly with the current Qt 3.x beta / release version.
Monday October 1
The HEAD branch is tagged as developer-release / alpha named
KDE_2_9_RELEASE and tarballs are made.
Friday November 2
The HEAD branch is frozen for feature commits that are not listed
in the planned-feature document. Only bugfixes and the listed
feature-commits are to be committed. Still, binary compatibility is
not required, i18n string changes are allowed.
Monday November 26
KDE 3.0 Beta 1 is tagged and tarballs are made for testing. The
HEAD branch is frozen except for urgent bug- and compile fixes.
The rest of the week is spent testing the tarballs, packaging and
writing the announcement and changelog.
Monday December 3
Beta 1 is announced. The HEAD branch is frozen except for bugfixes
and for the eventually outstanding feature commits listed in the
planned-feature document. i18n string changes are to be kept at a
minimum to allow translation teams that have to start from scratch
to get a certain amount of work done.
Monday January 7
3.0 RC 1 is tagged and tarballs are made for testing. The HEAD
branch is frozen for release. i18n is completeley frozen. Any
nontrivial patches to CVS have to be approved. Announcement a week
later.
Monday February 11
In case RC 1 turns out well 3.0-final is tagged and being tested
for a week. A week later releasing to packagers.
Monday February 25
announcement 3.0-final (or RC 2 in case it is necessary).
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the deal with that feature-plan?
In the past, there were a lot of complaints about a rather long
"freeze period", so this is an attempt to address this issue.
Basically the idea is that you add an entry about what feature you
want to finish in the 3.0 timeframe and mark it as done when you
completed it. This helps me to get an overview about the
outstanding changes and in return allows you to work on the missing
parts even in the "freeze period".
The feature-plan is open for commits till November, 2nd. Later
additions require reviewal first. I will try to respect
outstanding entries in the release schedule.
Please understand that although this gives you greater freedom
over CVS, it also requires more discipline in making sure that your
additions don't have unwanted side effects.
Thanks,
Dirk
