Hi everyone, I'd like to start a conversation about getting 1.15.0 released.
Why a 1.15.0 release: Much work has taken place on trunk since 1.14.0 and I think it is good for SVN's users, and for our own project planning, to get the new features released. You might have noticed me dabbling in the 1.15 release notes in staging recently. :-) Right now, trunk has: * Pristines On Demand * Multi-WC * Streamy Checkouts * New CMake build I asked myself, where to start the discussion? I think the first question is which type of release should we plan for, Regular or LTS? Paraphrasing our roadmap [1]: * Regular releases are supported 6 months. * LTS releases are supported at least 4 years and at least 3 months after the next LTS. Currently one LTS line is supported: 1.14.0 was announced in May 2020, so it honored 4 years of support earlier this year, and support continues until 3 months after the next LTS release. If 1.15.0 is Regular, then 1.14.x support will outlive 1.15.0, and continue until 3 months beyond the next LTS. That could be 1.16.0 or later. If 1.15.0 is LTS, then 3 months after 1.15.0, the 1.14.x release line can become EOL. Of course, there are many things to consider for a 1.15.0 release. I'm asking this question first because choosing a release type helps set expectations and affects further decisions... Also, I know that any discussion about 1.15.0 can pull in some... (how shall I phrase it?) controversial issues. I personally had some strong feelings in the past but I'm leaving them in the past to focus on the greater good. I hope that can be the theme. [1] https://subversion.apache.org/roadmap.html#release-planning Please share your thoughts... Nathan
