[dpdk-dev] DPDK Release Status Meeting 14/05/2020

[Ajit Khaparde]

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 9:14 AM Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Please let's discuss the dates for the next release cycle.
>
> > * v20.08 proposal dates, please comment:
> >   * Proposal/V1:              Tuesday, 16 June 2020
> >   * Integration/Merge/RC1:    Tuesday, 14 July 2020
> >   * Release:                  Friday, 7 August 2020
>
> I prefer a target at the very beginning of the month,
> it is an insurance against disaster,
> and it may allow a quiet August month for the maintainers.
>
> Another issue is the delay between -rc1 and final release.
> The above proposal has only 24 days -rc phase.
> Based on records, we need 30 days for a proper -rc phase.
>
> Taking above requirements into consideration,
> I propose having a proposal deadline earlier by 8 days:
>
> - Proposal deadline: Monday, 8 June 2020
> - Integration deadline: Tuesday, 30 June 2020
> - 20.08-rc1: Friday, 3 July 2020
> - 20.08-rc2: Friday, 17 July 2020
> - 20.08-rc3: Friday, 24 July 2020
> - 20.08-rc4: Friday, 31 July 2020
> - Release: Monday, 3 August 2020
>
Personally I think the original proposal deadline and release
plan was good. But this is a valid argument to give sufficient
days for the rc phase.
Also the release of 20.08 early in August can also give
a big enough window for the 20.11 release.
So +1 for the new schedule.