Hi Thomas, > -----Original Message----- > From: dev <dev-boun...@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Thomas Monjalon > Sent: Friday, May 15, 2020 5:14 PM > To: dev@dpdk.org > Cc: Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yi...@intel.com>; Mcnamara, John > <john.mcnam...@intel.com>; O'Hare, Cathal <cathal.oh...@intel.com>; > as...@mellanox.com; jer...@marvell.com; hemant.agra...@oss.nxp.com; > honnappa.nagaraha...@arm.com; david.march...@redhat.com; > ajit.khapa...@broadcom.com; arybche...@solarflare.com > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] DPDK Release Status Meeting 14/05/2020 > > 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 > > I think the proposal deadline should be left at Tuesday 16 June, as developers have been working towards this date. I am ok with the other dates.
Regards, Bernard.
