[OPEN-ILS-DEV] 3.4 release schedule

[Galen Charlton]

Hi,

Here is the schedule I'm proposing for the 3.4 release, including feedback
fests and bug squashing weeks:

2019-05-20 to  2019-05-24: combined Feedback Fest and Bug Squashing Week

During this week, the idea is to hold a typical Bug Squashing Week as well
as ensuring that every pending pull request gets looked it.

2019-07-29 to 2019-08-02: Feedback Fest #2

The goal of the second feedback fest is to reduce the size of the pull
request queue prior to feature slush.

2019-08-23: feature slush

By feature slush, every significant new enhancement meant for 3.4 should
have a LP bug with a 3.4-beta1 target and have an active pull request. I
reserve the right to stretch the feature slush deadline a bit for branches
that are close to being ready for review.

2019-09-06: feature freeze / string slush + beta1 release

After feature freeze, no additional patches that add new features should be
merged. On this date, updated templates will be made available for
translators; while string changes  between feature freeze and the release
candidate are permitted, they should be avoided if possible.  A beta
release will be cut that day (or if need be, on the following Monday) for
the sake of the Bug Squashing Week, so unlike previous releases, the
feature freeze deadline will _not_ extend into the weekend.

2019-09-09 to 2019-09-13: Bug Squashing Week

2019-09-16 beta2 release

Once the second beta is released, only patches that fix bugs, resolve
issues with the release, or improve translations should be merged.

2019-09-25: release candidate / string freeze

Once the RC is released, only patches that resolve serious issues with the
release or that improve translations will be accepted. Ideally, I18N aside,
the release candidate would be identical to the general release.

2019-10-02: general release

Many thanks to Terran for reviewing drafts of the schedule and confirming
dates for the next two Bug Squashing Weeks.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about the proposed
schedule.

Regards,

Galen
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Galen Charlton
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