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[wtp-dev] Endgame reminder

We’re scheduled to produce our first WTP 1.0 release candidate, RC1, tomorrow (Wed) November 30th. As a reminder, the development process changes after that:

 

  • November 30 – December 6: All checkins require Bugzilla entry and component lead approval (recorded in CVS and Bugzilla). Only high priority / high severity issues should be addressed. No API changes are permitted (except to not declare as API anything with insufficient documentation or testing).
  • December 7th: RC2 produced.
  • December 7 – ship: Checkins require the process above plus PMC approval and announcement on this email list once approved. Each checkin will be assigned an RC; the PMC will schedule additional RCs as needed. To propose a fix in this time period:
    • Ensure that a Bugzilla entry exists and that the relevant component lead will sponsor the request, and provide all of the following in the writeup
    • Benefit – who needs the fix and why?
    • Available workarounds (and their suitability) – what happens if the fix is not included in WTP 1.0?
    • Ideally the patch should be available, but if not, then a concrete cost estimate to prepare the fix
    • Risk analysis (to stability and performance) if the checkin is permitted
    • Have the component lead send the request to wtp-pmc@xxxxxxxxxxx.

 

Note that test and documentation changes may continue beyond RC2, and are not subject to the checkin rules above.

 

Due to the need for a sufficient test window beyond the final RC, any extension beyond 12/9 will result in a delay to the public release date (12/16) on a 1-for-1 basis.

 


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