<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-magicdomid139" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z">In last week's email we erroneously announced that this week (August 19)</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid131" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z">would be the deadline for all non-client libraries, while only Oslo libraries</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid132" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z">were concerned. See this email for updated dates.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid3" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid4" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">Development Focus</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid5" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">-----------------</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid6" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid7" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">Work on libraries should be wrapping up, in preparation for the various</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid8" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">library-related deadlines coming up. Now is a good time to make decisions</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid9" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">on deferring feature work to the next development cycle in order to be</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid10" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">able to focus on finishing already-started feature work.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid11" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid12" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">General Information</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid13" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">-------------------</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid14" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid15" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">We are now getting close to the end of the cycle, and will be gradually</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid16" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">freezing feature work on the various deliverables that make up the</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid17" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">OpenStack release.</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-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">This coming week is the deadline for general libraries (except client</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid20" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">libraries): their last feature release needs to happen before "Non-client</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid137" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">library freeze" on </span><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z">August 26</span><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">. Only bugfixes releases will be allowed</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid22" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">beyond this point.</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-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">When requesting those library releases, you can also include the</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid145" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">stable/xena branching request with the review (as an example, see the</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid26" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">"branches" section here:</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid27" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb gmail-url"><a href="https://opendev.org/openstack/releases/src/branch/master/deliverables/pike/os-brick.yaml#n2" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://opendev.org/openstack/releases/src/branch/master/deliverables/pike/os-brick.yaml#n2</a></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-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">In the next weeks we will have deadlines for:</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid30" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid31" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">* Client libraries (think python-*client libraries), which need to have</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid158" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">their last feature release before "Client library freeze" (</span><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z">Sept 2nd</span><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">)</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-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">* Deliverables following a cycle-with-rc model (that would be most</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid170" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">services), which observe a Feature freeze on that same date, </span><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z">September 2nd</span><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid36" 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-magicdomid37" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">mailing-list and get PTL approval.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid38" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid178" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">As we are getting to the point of creating stable/xena branches, this</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid40" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">would be a good point for teams to review membership in their</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid201" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">xena-stable-maint groups. Once the stable/xena branches are cut</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid42" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">for a repo, the ability to approve any necessary backports into those</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid212" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">branches for xena will be limited to the members of that stable team.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid44" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">If there are any questions about stable policy or stable team membership,</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid45" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">please reach out in the #openstack-stable channel.</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-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">Upcoming Deadlines & Dates</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid48" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">--------------------------</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid49" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid198" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">Non-client library freeze: </span><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z">August 26</span><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb"> (R-6 week)</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid206" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">Client library freeze: </span><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z">September 2nd</span><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb"> (R-5 week)</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid217" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z">Xena</span><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">-3 milestone: </span><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z">September 2nd</span><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb"> (R-5 week)</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid221" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">Cycle Highlights Due: </span><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z">September 2nd</span><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb"> (R-5 week)</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid235" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z">Xena</span><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb"> final release: October 6th</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid251" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z82zl36z68z1cvkz72zoz67zq2z89zz68z">Yeti PTG: October 18-22</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>