<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-magicdomid2" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">Development Focus</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid3" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-m0z81z4r9z66zz75zz70zz86zz70zz87zjdhb">-----------------</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-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">We are on the final mile of the Xena development cycle!</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-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">Remember that the Xena final release will include the latest release</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid8" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">candidate (for cycle-with-rc deliverables) or the latest intermediary</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid9" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">release (for cycle-with-intermediary deliverables) available.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid10" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid11" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">September 30 is the deadline for final Xena release candidates</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid12" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">as well as any last cycle-with-intermediary deliverables. We will then</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid13" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">enter a quiet period until we tag the final release on October</span><span class="gmail-author-a-d1z72z17z76zvsz90zz71zz76zz78zz70zz80zqz80z"> 6</span><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">, 2021.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid14" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">Teams should be prioritizing fixing release-critical bugs, before that</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid15" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">deadline.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid16" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid17" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">Otherwise it's time to start planning the Yoga development cycle,</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid18" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">including discussing sessions content in preparation of</span><span class="gmail-author-a-d1z72z17z76zvsz90zz71zz76zz78zz70zz80zqz80z"> the</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid19" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">PTG on the week of October 18.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid20" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid21" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">Actions</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid22" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">-------</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-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">Watch for any translation patches coming through on the stable/xena</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid25" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">branch and merge them quickly. If you discover a release-critical issue,</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid26" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">please make sure to fix it on the master branch first, then backport the</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid27" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">bugfix to the stable/xena branch before triggering a new release.</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-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">Please drop by #openstack-release with any questions or concerns about</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid30" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">the upcoming release !</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid31" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid32" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">Upcoming Deadlines & Dates</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid33" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">--------------------------</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid34" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid35" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">Final Xena release: October 6</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid36" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z">Y</span><span class="gmail-author-a-d1z72z17z76zvsz90zz71zz76zz78zz70zz80zqz80z">oga</span><span class="gmail-author-a-z70zz75z8ycwyz83zz71z4umlxyz86z"> 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>