Development Focus ----------------- We are now past the Zed-2 milestone, and entering the last development phase of the cycle. Teams should be focused on implementing planned work for the cycle. Now is a good time to review those plans and reprioritize anything if needed based on the what progress has been made and what looks realistic to complete in the next few weeks. General Information ------------------- Looking ahead to the end of the release cycle, please be aware of the feature freeze dates. Those vary depending on deliverable type: * General libraries (except client libraries) need to have their last   feature release before Non-client library freeze (August 26th, 2022).   Their stable branches are cut early. * Client libraries (think python-*client libraries) need to have their   last feature release before Client library freeze (September 1st, 2022) * Deliverables following a cycle-with-rc model (that would be most   services) observe a Feature freeze on that same date, September 1st, 2022.   Any feature addition beyond that date should be discussed on the   mailing-list and get PTL approval. After feature freeze, cycle-with-rc   deliverables need to produce a first release candidate (and a stable   branch) before RC1 deadline (September12th, 2022) * Deliverables following cycle-with-intermediary model can release as   necessary, but in all cases before Final RC deadline (September 29th, 2022) Upcoming Deadlines & Dates -------------------------- Non-client library freeze: August 26th, 2022 (R-6 week) Client library freeze: September 1st, 2022 (R-5 week) Zed-3 milestone: September 1st, 2022 (R-5 week) Előd Illés irc: elodilles