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Hello I18n team,

I would like to share that soft string freeze for the upcoming OpenStack 
release has come!

Please see 
https://docs.openstack.org/i18n/latest/release_management.html if you 
are not familiar with how string freeze is related with translators
(note: it is under review to update with latest practices: 
https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/i18n/+/893589/1/doc/source/release_management.rst 
).


Thank you,

/Ian

On 9/2/2023 12:30 AM, Elõd Illés wrote:
> Development Focus
> -----------------
>
> We just passed feature freeze! Until release branches are cut, you
> should stop accepting featureful changes to deliverables following the
> cycle-with-rc release model, or to libraries. Exceptions should be
> discussed on separate threads on the mailing-list, and feature freeze
> exceptions approved by the team's PTL.
>
> Focus should be on finding and fixing release-critical bugs, so that
> release candidates and final versions of the 2023.2 Bobcat deliverables
> can be proposed, well ahead of the final 2023.2 Bobcat release date.
>
> General Information
> -------------------
>
> We are still finishing up processing a few release requests, but the
> 2023.2 Bobcat release requirements are now frozen. If new library releases
> are needed to fix release-critical bugs in 2023.2 Bobcat, you must request
> a Requirements Freeze Exception (RFE) from the requirements team before we
> can do a new release to avoid having something released in 2023.2 Bobcat
> that is not actually usable. This is done by posting to the
> openstack-discuss mailing list with a subject line similar to:
>
>     [$PROJECT][requirements] RFE requested for $PROJECT_LIB
>
> Include justification/reasoning for why a RFE is needed for this lib.
> If/when the requirements team OKs the post-freeze update, we can then
> process a new release.
>
> A soft String freeze is now in effect, in order to let the I18N team 
> do the
> translation work in good conditions. In Horizon and the various dashboard
> plugins, you should stop accepting changes that modify user-visible
> strings. Exceptions should be discussed on the mailing-list. By
> September 28th, 2023 this will become a hard string freeze, with no 
> changes
> in user-visible strings allowed.
>
> Actions
> -------
>
> stable/2023.2 branches should be created soon for all not-already-branched
> libraries. You should expect 2-3 changes to be proposed for each: a
> .gitreview update, a reno update (skipped for projects not using reno),
> and a tox.ini constraints URL update. Please review those in priority
> so that the branch can be functional ASAP.
>
> The Prelude section of reno release notes is rendered as the top level
> overview for the release. Any important overall messaging for 2023.2 
> Bobcat
> changes should be added there to make sure the consumers of your release
> notes see them.
>
>
> Upcoming Deadlines & Dates
> --------------------------
>
> RC1 deadline: September 14th, 2023 (R-3 week)
> Final RC deadline: September 28th, 2023 (R-1 week)
> Final 2023.2 Bobcat release: October 4th, 2023
> 2024.1 Caracal Virtual PTG - October 23-27, 2023
>
>
> Előd Illés
> irc: elodilles @ #openstack-release