<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-magicdomid42" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-k1tz122zz72z1z72zuz79zez67zk3az75zz86z">Development Focus</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid43" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-k1tz122zz72z1z72zuz79zez67zk3az75zz86z">-----------------</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid44" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid88" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">We are now past the Xena-2 milestone, and entering the last development</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid46" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">phase of the cycle. Teams should be focused on implementing planned work</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid47" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">for the cycle.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid48" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid49" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">Now is a good time to review those plans and reprioritize anything if</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid197" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">needed based on what progress has been made and what looks realistic</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid51" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">to complete in the next few weeks.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid52" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid53" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">General Information</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid54" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">-------------------</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid55" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid56" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">Looking ahead to the end of the release cycle, please be aware of the</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid57" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">feature freeze dates. Those vary depending on deliverable type:</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid58" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid59" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">* General libraries (except client libraries) need to have their last</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid99" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">  feature release before Non-client library freeze (August 19). Their</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid61" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">  stable branches are cut early.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid62" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid63" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">* Client libraries (think python-*client libraries) need to have their</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid183" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">  last feature release before Client library freeze (September</span><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z"> 2</span><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">, 2021)</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid65" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid66" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">* Deliverables following a cycle-with-rc model (that would be most</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid187" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">  services) observe a Feature freeze on that same date, September</span><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z"> 2</span><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">, 2021.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid68" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">  Any feature addition beyond that date should be discussed on the</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid69" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">  mailing-list and get PTL approval. After feature freeze, cycle-with-rc</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid70" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">  deliverables need to produce a first release candidate (and a stable</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid117" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">  branch) before RC1 deadline (September 16)</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid72" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid73" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">* Deliverables following cycle-with-intermediary model can release as</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid191" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">  necessary, but in all cases before Final RC deadline (September</span><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z"> 27</span><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">, 2021)</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid75" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid76" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">Upcoming Deadlines & Dates</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid77" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">--------------------------</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid78" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid128" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">Non-client library freeze: August 19 (R-7 week)</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid192" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">Client library freeze: September 2 (R-5 week)</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid193" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">Xena-3 milestone: September 2 (R-5 week)</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid194" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">Xena release: October 6</span></div><br>-- <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><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>