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Add your features to [[Schedules/KDE4/4.13 Feature Plan]] | Add your features to [[Schedules/KDE4/4.13 Feature Plan]] | ||
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You can also add http://www.kde.org/releaseschedule.ics as remote calendar to korganizer so you always have the release schedule near you. | You can also add http://www.kde.org/releaseschedule.ics as remote calendar to korganizer so you always have the release schedule near you. | ||
=== Wednesday, February 26, | === Wednesday, February 26, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Message Freeze === | ||
All translated messages (GUI strings) are frozen on this date. Only previously untranslated strings or clear errors in strings can be fixed. No major new strings changes should be done. You cannot add new strings, if you really need one ask kde-i18n-doc for an exception. It is ok to remove strings. | All translated messages (GUI strings) are frozen on this date. Only previously untranslated strings or clear errors in strings can be fixed. No major new strings changes should be done. You cannot add new strings, if you really need one ask kde-i18n-doc for an exception. It is ok to remove strings. | ||
=== Wednesday, February 26, | === Wednesday, February 26, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 API Freeze === | ||
To allow the bindings people to have proper time to do their work in preparation to the final release, the API should now be fixed. Changing API is allowed, but commits have to be cc'ed to the kde-bindings mailinglist. This is including older APIs and newly introduced libraries/APIs. | To allow the bindings people to have proper time to do their work in preparation to the final release, the API should now be fixed. Changing API is allowed, but commits have to be cc'ed to the kde-bindings mailinglist. This is including older APIs and newly introduced libraries/APIs. | ||
=== Wednesday, February 26, | === Wednesday, February 26, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Dependency Freeze === | ||
From this moment on it is not allowed to add new dependencies or bump dependencies versions. It is possible to get an exception for this. Post the patch to reviewboard and add the release-team as reviewer. We will check if the dependency is needed and is available on all platforms. | From this moment on it is not allowed to add new dependencies or bump dependencies versions. It is possible to get an exception for this. Post the patch to reviewboard and add the release-team as reviewer. We will check if the dependency is needed and is available on all platforms. | ||
In other words: If you have a feature that requires a new dependency or a version of a dependency that is higher than currently checked for in the build system, you need to have committed this change before this date. | In other words: If you have a feature that requires a new dependency or a version of a dependency that is higher than currently checked for in the build system, you need to have committed this change before this date. | ||
=== Wednesday, February 26, | === Wednesday, February 26, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Feature Freeze === | ||
Trunk is frozen for all feature commits. Only bug fixes are allowed. | Trunk is frozen for all feature commits. Only bug fixes are allowed. | ||
=== Wednesday, February 26, | === Wednesday, February 26, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Artwork and Bindings Freeze === | ||
All artwork is frozen on this date. No new artwork should be added. Existing artwork can continue to be tweaked and fixed. | All artwork is frozen on this date. No new artwork should be added. Existing artwork can continue to be tweaked and fixed. | ||
No new additions to the language bindings, except optional bindings as permitting by the kde-bindings team. | No new additions to the language bindings, except optional bindings as permitting by the kde-bindings team. | ||
=== Wednesday, March 5, | === Wednesday, March 5, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Beta 1 Tagging and Release === | ||
Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released | Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released | ||
=== Wednesday, March 12, | === Wednesday, March 12, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Beta 2 Tagging and Release === | ||
Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released | Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released | ||
=== Wednesday, March 19, | === Wednesday, March 19, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Documentation Freeze === | ||
No more changes to documentation or handbooks after this date. For typos, spelling and simple grammar changes you have to mail kde-i18n-doc for approval. | No more changes to documentation or handbooks after this date. For typos, spelling and simple grammar changes you have to mail kde-i18n-doc for approval. | ||
=== Wednesday, March 19, | === Wednesday, March 19, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Beta 3 Tagging and Release === | ||
Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released | Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released | ||
=== Wednesday, March 26, | === Wednesday, March 26, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Release Candidate Tagging and Release === | ||
The release candidate is tagged from the branch. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released | The release candidate is tagged from the branch. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released | ||
=== Wednesday, April 9, | === Wednesday, April 9, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Final Tag === | ||
The branch is frozen for final release tagging. Only urgent fixes, such as those fixing compilation errors, should be committed. | The branch is frozen for final release tagging. Only urgent fixes, such as those fixing compilation errors, should be committed. | ||
=== Wednesday, April 16, | === Wednesday, April 16, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Release === | ||
Final release is released for general consumption. | Final release is released for general consumption. | ||
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A KDE minor release is released to the public. | A KDE minor release is released to the public. | ||
=== Thursday, July | === Thursday, July 10, 2014: KDE SC 4.13.3 tagging === | ||
A KDE minor release is tagged and made available to the packagers. | A KDE minor release is tagged and made available to the packagers. | ||
=== Tuesday, July | === Tuesday, July 15, 2014: KDE SC 4.13.3 release === | ||
A KDE minor release is released to the public. | A KDE minor release is released to the public. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:43, 20 June 2014
Add your features to Schedules/KDE4/4.13 Feature Plan
All deadlines are due 23:59 UTC, but if you need a few more hours, notify someone from the release team.
You can also add http://www.kde.org/releaseschedule.ics as remote calendar to korganizer so you always have the release schedule near you.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Message Freeze
All translated messages (GUI strings) are frozen on this date. Only previously untranslated strings or clear errors in strings can be fixed. No major new strings changes should be done. You cannot add new strings, if you really need one ask kde-i18n-doc for an exception. It is ok to remove strings.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 API Freeze
To allow the bindings people to have proper time to do their work in preparation to the final release, the API should now be fixed. Changing API is allowed, but commits have to be cc'ed to the kde-bindings mailinglist. This is including older APIs and newly introduced libraries/APIs.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Dependency Freeze
From this moment on it is not allowed to add new dependencies or bump dependencies versions. It is possible to get an exception for this. Post the patch to reviewboard and add the release-team as reviewer. We will check if the dependency is needed and is available on all platforms.
In other words: If you have a feature that requires a new dependency or a version of a dependency that is higher than currently checked for in the build system, you need to have committed this change before this date.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Feature Freeze
Trunk is frozen for all feature commits. Only bug fixes are allowed.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Artwork and Bindings Freeze
All artwork is frozen on this date. No new artwork should be added. Existing artwork can continue to be tweaked and fixed.
No new additions to the language bindings, except optional bindings as permitting by the kde-bindings team.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Beta 1 Tagging and Release
Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released
Wednesday, March 12, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Beta 2 Tagging and Release
Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released
Wednesday, March 19, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Documentation Freeze
No more changes to documentation or handbooks after this date. For typos, spelling and simple grammar changes you have to mail kde-i18n-doc for approval.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Beta 3 Tagging and Release
Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released
Wednesday, March 26, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Release Candidate Tagging and Release
The release candidate is tagged from the branch. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released
Wednesday, April 9, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Final Tag
The branch is frozen for final release tagging. Only urgent fixes, such as those fixing compilation errors, should be committed.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014: KDE SC 4.13 Release
Final release is released for general consumption.
Thursday, May 8, 2014: KDE SC 4.13.1 tagging
A KDE minor release is tagged and made available to the packagers.
Tuesday, May 13 2014: KDE SC 4.13.1 release
A KDE minor release is released to the public.
Thursday, June 5, 2014: KDE SC 4.13.2 tagging
A KDE minor release is tagged and made available to the packagers.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014: KDE SC 4.13.2 release
A KDE minor release is released to the public.
Thursday, July 10, 2014: KDE SC 4.13.3 tagging
A KDE minor release is tagged and made available to the packagers.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014: KDE SC 4.13.3 release
A KDE minor release is released to the public.