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Development Focus
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The Queens-2 milestone deadline is December 7th. All projects with specific
deadlines should be wrapping them up in time to submit the release request
before the end of day on the 7th.

General Information
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Membership freeze coincides with milestone 2 [0]. This means projects that have
not done a release yet must do so for the next two milestones to be included in
the Queens release.

[0] https://releases.openstack.org/queens/schedule.html#q-mf

The following libraries have not done a release yet in the queens cycle:
    
ceilometermiddleware
django_openstack_auth
glance-store
heat-translator
ldappool
mistral-lib
os-client-config
os-vif
osc-lib
pycadf
python-aodhclient
python-barbicanclient
python-ceilometerclient
python-cloudkittyclient
python-congressclient
python-designateclient
python-freezerclient
python-glanceclient
python-ironic-inspector-client
python-karborclient
python-keystoneclient
python-magnumclient
python-mistralclient
python-muranoclient
python-neutronclient
python-novaclient
python-octaviaclient
python-pankoclient
python-searchlightclient
python-senlinclient
python-solumclient
python-swiftclient
python-tackerclient
python-tricircleclient
python-vitrageclient
python-zaqarclient
requestsexceptions
tosca-parser

For library-only projects, please be aware of the membership freeze mentioned
above.

Remember that there are client and non-client library freezes for the release
starting mid-January.

If there are any questions about preparing a release by the 7th, please come
talk to us in #openstack-releases.

Upcoming Deadlines & Dates
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Queens-2 Milestone: December 7
Final non-client library release deadline: January 18
Final client library release deadline: January 25
Queens-3 Milestone: January 25
Rocky PTG in Dublin: Week of February 26, 2018

-- 
Sean McGinnis (smcginnis)