<div dir="ltr"><div><div id="gmail-magicdomid2" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-k1tz122zz72z1z72zuz79zez67zk3az75zz86z">Development Focus</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid3" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-k1tz122zz72z1z72zuz79zez67zk3az75zz86z">-----------------</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid4" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid5" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">At this point we should have release candidates (RC1 or recent intermediary</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid6" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">release) for all the Wallaby deliverables. Teams should be working on any</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid7" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">release-critical bugs that would require another RC or intermediary release</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid8" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">before the final release.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid9" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid10" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">Actions</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid11" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">-------</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid12" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid13" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">Early in the week, the release team will be proposing stable/wallaby branch</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid14" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">creation for all deliverables that have not branched yet, using the latest</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid15" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">available Wallaby release as the branch point. If your team is ready to go</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid16" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">for creating that branch, please let us know by leaving a +1 on these</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid17" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">patches.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid18" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid19" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">If you would like to wait for another release before branching, you can -1</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid20" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">the patch and update it later in the week with the new release you would</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid21" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">like to use. By the end of the week the release team will merge those</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid22" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">patches though, unless an exception is granted.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid23" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid24" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">Once stable/wallaby branches are created, if a release-critical bug is</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid25" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">detected, you will need to fix the issue in the master branch first, then</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid26" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">backport the fix to the stable/wallaby branch before releasing out of the</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid27" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">stable/wallaby branch.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid28" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid29" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">After all of the cycle-with-rc projects have branched we will branch</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid30" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">devstack, grenade, and the requirements repos. This will effectively open</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid31" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">them up for Xena development, though the focus should still be on</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid32" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">finishing up Wallaby until the final release.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid33" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid34" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">For projects with translations, watch for any translation patches coming</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid35" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">through and merge them quickly. A new release should be produced so that</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid36" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">translations are included in the final Wallaby release.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid37" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid38" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">Finally, now is a good time to finalize release notes. In particular,</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid39" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">consider adding any relevant "prelude" content. Release notes are</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid40" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">targetted for the downstream consumers of your project, so it would be</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid41" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">great to include any useful information for those that are going to pick</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid42" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">up and use or deploy the Wallaby version of your project.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid43" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid44" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">Upcoming Deadlines & Dates</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid45" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">--------------------------</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid46" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid47" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">Final RC deadline: 08 April, 2021 (R-1 week)</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid48" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">Final Wallaby release: 14 April, 2021</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid49" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z68zkhz65zz74zhlz69zz75zchz65zvyz70zm">Xena virtual PTG: 19 - 23 April, 2021</span></div><br clear="all"></div><div>Thank you for your attention</div><div><br></div><div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Hervé Beraud</div><div>Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat</div><div>irc: hberaud</div><div><a href="https://github.com/4383/" target="_blank">https://github.com/4383/</a></div><div><a href="https://twitter.com/4383hberaud" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/4383hberaud</a><br></div><div>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----<br><br>wsFcBAABCAAQBQJb4AwCCRAHwXRBNkGNegAALSkQAHrotwCiL3VMwDR0vcja10Q+<br>Kf31yCutl5bAlS7tOKpPQ9XN4oC0ZSThyNNFVrg8ail0SczHXsC4rOrsPblgGRN+<br>RQLoCm2eO1AkB0ubCYLaq0XqSaO+Uk81QxAPkyPCEGT6SRxXr2lhADK0T86kBnMP<br>F8RvGolu3EFjlqCVgeOZaR51PqwUlEhZXZuuNKrWZXg/oRiY4811GmnvzmUhgK5G<br>5+f8mUg74hfjDbR2VhjTeaLKp0PhskjOIKY3vqHXofLuaqFDD+WrAy/NgDGvN22g<br>glGfj472T3xyHnUzM8ILgAGSghfzZF5Skj2qEeci9cB6K3Hm3osj+PbvfsXE/7Kw<br>m/xtm+FjnaywZEv54uCmVIzQsRIm1qJscu20Qw6Q0UiPpDFqD7O6tWSRKdX11UTZ<br>hwVQTMh9AKQDBEh2W9nnFi9kzSSNu4OQ1dRMcYHWfd9BEkccezxHwUM4Xyov5Fe0<br>qnbfzTB1tYkjU78loMWFaLa00ftSxP/DtQ//iYVyfVNfcCwfDszXLOqlkvGmY1/Y<br>F1ON0ONekDZkGJsDoS6QdiUSn8RZ2mHArGEWMV00EV5DCIbCXRvywXV43ckx8Z+3<br>B8qUJhBqJ8RS2F+vTs3DTaXqcktgJ4UkhYC2c1gImcPRyGrK9VY0sCT+1iA+wp/O<br>v6rDpkeNksZ9fFSyoY2o<br>=ECSj<br>-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----<br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>