<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-magicdomid91" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">Development Focus</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid92" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">-----------------</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid58" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid135" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">We are on the final mile of the </span><span class="gmail-author-a-c2f7f4kz66zz87zz87zz88z0000z83z">2023.2 Bobcat</span><span class="gmail-"> development cycle!</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid60" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid156" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">Remember that the </span><span class="gmail-author-a-c2f7f4kz66zz87zz87zz88z0000z83z">2023.2 Bobcat</span><span class="gmail-"> final release will include the latest release</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid95" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">candidate (for cycle-with-rc deliverables) or the latest intermediary</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid96" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">release (for cycle-with-intermediary deliverables) available.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid158" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-c2f7f4kz66zz87zz87zz88z0000z83z"> </span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid285" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-c2f7f4kz66zz87zz87zz88z0000z83z">September 28, 2023</span><span class="gmail-"> is the deadline for final </span><span class="gmail-author-a-c2f7f4kz66zz87zz87zz88z0000z83z">2023.2 Bobcat</span><span class="gmail-"> release candidates</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid98" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">as well as any last cycle-with-intermediary deliverables. We will then</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid186" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">enter a quiet period until we tag the final release on </span><span class="gmail-author-a-c2f7f4kz66zz87zz87zz88z0000z83z"> October 4, 2023</span><span class="gmail-">.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid100" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">Teams should be prioritizing fixing release-critical bugs, before that</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid101" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">deadline.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid70" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid207" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">Otherwise it's time to start planning the </span><span class="gmail-author-a-c2f7f4kz66zz87zz87zz88z0000z83z">2024.1 Caracal</span><span class="gmail-"> development cycle,</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid103" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">including discussing Forum and PTG sessions content, in preparation of</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid278" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-c2f7f4kz66zz87zz87zz88z0000z83z">the 2024.1 Caracal Virtual PTG (October 23-27, 2023)</span><span class="gmail-">.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid74" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid105" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">Actions</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid106" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">-------</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid77" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid249" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">Watch for any translation patches coming through on the stable/</span><span class="gmail-author-a-c2f7f4kz66zz87zz87zz88z0000z83z">2023.2</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid108" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">branch and merge them quickly. If you discover a release-critical issue,</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid109" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">please make sure to fix it on the master branch first, then backport the</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid257" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">bugfix to the stable/</span><span class="gmail-author-a-c2f7f4kz66zz87zz87zz88z0000z83z">2023.2</span><span class="gmail-"> branch before triggering a new release.</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid82" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid111" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">Please drop by #openstack-release with any questions or concerns about</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid112" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">the upcoming release !</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid85" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid113" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">Upcoming Deadlines & Dates</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid114" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">--------------------------</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid88" class="gmail-ace-line"><br></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid277" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-">Final </span><span class="gmail-author-a-c2f7f4kz66zz87zz87zz88z0000z83z">2023.2 Bobcat</span><span class="gmail-"> release: </span><span class="gmail-author-a-c2f7f4kz66zz87zz87zz88z0000z83z">October 4, 2023</span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid284" class="gmail-ace-line"><span class="gmail-author-a-c2f7f4kz66zz87zz87zz88z0000z83z">2024.1 Caracal Virtual PTG: October 23-27, 2023</span></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><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><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>