Small proposal for X11R6.8.2 release schedule / was: Re: Call Today

[Roland Mainz]

Jim Gettys wrote:
> 
> Please send agenda items.
> 
> Call Friday, 11:00EDT, 8:00PDT, 5:00PM CDT

Umpf... sorry that I wasn't able to catch the call (the time ) ... ;-(

> Agenda:
> X11R6.8.2 maintenance release
> maintenance release bug nomination/check in policy and process
> can we choose a wrangler for the release?  We have one volunteer, are
> there others?

BTW: Ignore my comment with "...if noone else wants the job ..." - I've
rearranged my work queue that I can spend the whole november with the
X11R6.8.2 release... :)

How do we proceed how ? I'd really like to start working on the branch
as soon as possible, cutting the release schedule in 1-2week pieces -
which are:
1. Nominations for patches (via requesting approval via bugzilla) [one
week from the beginning]
2. Getting the requests triaged per the rules I posted in another email
here [can be done in parallel to [1] and [3]]
3. Getting patches commited [max. two weeks]
4. Getting a release canidate out (after [3] is done)
5. Wait two or three weeks for feedback
6. Integrate feedback
7. Release it

Notes:
- [5] and [6] may need to be repeated multiple times depending on what
is commited per feedback from testers
- I would target mid-december as release date (which means: The release
canidate should be shipped within less than three weeks from today
(erm... yes... I know... it's a _tight_ schedule. But all patches have
been commited to "trunk" already so there shouldn't be a big problem
with that (I am slightly worried about testing on non-maintream
platforms like AIX or IRIX)))

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Bye,
Roland

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