Abhisar, you can take the lead on chasing deadlines, setting timelines and calling for freeze/rc etc. Any PMC/committer can assist you with the boring stuff ;) So I don't mind if you volunteer.
On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM Abhisar Sinha <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Daan, All, > I am not a committer, so I am not sure if I can manage a release myself. > However, I would be happy to volunteer and help in any way possible with > the 4.20.3 release. > > Regards, > Abhisar > > *From: *Daan Hoogland <[email protected]> > *Date: *Thursday, 11 December 2025 at 5:24 PM > *To: *dev <[email protected]> > *Cc: *users <[email protected]> > *Subject: *upcoming releases (RMs wanted) > > devs (and users), Call me impatient, but I don't want us falling out of > rhythm. We already have 'kind of' consensus on the next few releases; > 4.20.3 > , -22.1 and -23. Do people agree with that assessment? next question > obviously being; are there any volunteers to take on the RM work for those? > (Being a PMC member helps but is definitely not a requirement, as there > will be plenty of support) And if you volunteer, what are the timelines you > would propose? > > my idea was: > - 20.3 february > - 22.1 march > - 23 may , but the RM is to have a word in that of course > The procedures around releases are a kind of tribal knowledge though there > are some guides[1][2][3]. It would help if you are also willing to help > kristalising and automating these; [1] > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Release+Management+Guidelines%3A+Effective+CloudStack+Release+Manager > [2] > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Release+Procedure > [3] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/LTS > > -- > Daan > Abhisar Sinha > Senior Software Engineer > *s:* +44 203 603 0540 > *e:* [email protected] | * w: *www.shapeblue.com |* t:* > @shapeblue > *a:* 3 London Bridge Street, 3rd floor, News Building, London, SE1 9SG, > ------------------------------ > > Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services: > IaaS Cloud Design & Build > <http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build/> | CloudStack > Consulting <http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/> | CloudStack > Software Engineering > <http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/> > CloudStack Infrastructure Support > <http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/> | CloudStack > Bootcamp Training Courses <http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> > > Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue is > a registered trademark. This email and any attachments to it may be > confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom > it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related > companies. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must > neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to > anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this > email in error. > > > -- Daan
