[openstack-dev] [stable][release] Last release date vs End of Life date

Sean McGinnis sean.mcginnis at gmx.com
Wed Jun 28 05:59:25 UTC 2017


On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 02:47:30PM -0400, Doug Hellmann wrote:
> Excerpts from Tony Breeds's message of 2017-06-27 16:51:37 +1000:
> > Hi all,
> >     Up 'til now we haven't set a last release date for a stable branch
> > approaching end of life.  It seems like formalizing that would be a good
> > thing.
> > 
> > This comes up as we need time to verify that said release integrates
> > well (at least doesn't break) said branch.  So should we define a date
> > for the last release for *libraries* services are less critical as we're
> > always testing the HEAD of that branch.
> > 
> > I'd suggest it be 2 weeks before EOL date.  Thoughts?
> > 
> > Yours Tony.
> 
> That makes sense.
> 
> Doug


Agree, that makes sense to me too. Unless something has gone horribly wrong,
two weeks should be plenty to make sure things are settled before things get
wrapped up.

Sean



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