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This is a continuation of the effort the release team had started after the
Denver PTG with simplifying and better aligning the release models in use.

We noticed a handful of projects that had, intentionally or unintentionally,
only made one release during the Rocky cycle. This result wasn't quite was
intended, so we had discussed how we might encourage things so consumers of the
community output get what they are expecting during the cycle.

The intermediary model should be used to be able to deliver multiple releases
at any point throughout the cycle. It should not be used as a way to avoid
doing any releases until the very end of the cycle. To encourage (force?) this,
we would require at least two releases of a non-library cycle-with-intermediary
project during the cycle.

If a release is not done by milestone 2, these projects would be switched to
the new cycle-with-rc. This may actually be preferable for some with the
reduced administrative overhead that should provide. Of course, teams are
encouraged to decide and follow their preferred release model for whatever
makes the most sense for their project.

If you are the PTL or release liaison for one of these projects, please take
some time to consider if the current cycle-with-intermediary release model is
right for you, or if you should switch over to the newer cycle-with-rc model.
The release team will review the current state of things after the second
milestone at the beginning of January to try to help any projects that may
benefit from choosing a different declared release model.

Thanks!
Sean McGinnis and the Release Team