Hi all, Thanks to Nazeer for leading this session and the sizeable group that attended. Based on the process, we can clearly use the assistance of other community members in the planning process and committers in the release process so happy we had such good attendance.
Based on the discussion, here's a proposal of how timing might look for monthly release cycles with planning (a new phase) starting out six months prior to the release date. Screencast of session will be posted soon. Please comment on the notes in the table and here's proposed timing for the next 1.2 release: Plans for Release Apache Fineract 1.2 Planning Release - Start with a Meeting on Feb 14 Announce Release - Feb 28 QA - Feb 28 - March 14 Publish Release Notes - March 14 Vote on Release - March 21 Target release date - March 28 Stage Description Proposed Length How Far in Advance of Release (Proposed) How Far in Advance of Release (Currently) Planning of Next Release Discuss with community what would like to ship in next release and what people could work on. Create fix version on JIRA to assign to. Action: modify existing email template to open up planning process, schedule a meeting to discuss and set a tentative branching date (i.e. 2 weeks later, if release date is a month past that). . 1 week 6 weeks Doesn’t Exist Announcement of Release Announce what is going to come in the release (should be 80% done at least). Cut a release branch and freeze release branch and then develop branch can still have active work on it but only in rare cases might anything additional from develop Email out sharing release branch details 4 weeks prior 1 - 2 months QA QA begins on the release branch - staging Server setup Might fix some regression issues 1 - 2 weeks 4 weeks prior JIRA Sanitization/Publish RElease Notes Sanitize release documentation Create release notes and email community release information with links. 2 weeks prior Vote Create artifacts, sign release, etc. Open up votes 1 week prior Release Tally up votes, announce, update websites and infrastructure with new release artifacts. Release date On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 7:40 AM, Ed Cable <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > This meeting is happening now for anybody that wants to join. > > Ed > > On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 6:07 AM, Ed Cable <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all >> >> Woule 1530GMT work on Sunday? Nazeer had a conflict on Saturday. I'll >> update the GoToTraining session. >> >> Ed >> >> On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 9:19 AM, Sendoro Juma <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello Ed, >>> >>> Just in case, same Saturday(s) but starting 15:30GMT! >>> >>> if it is fine with Nazeer, then we will very much appreciate... >>> >>> Sorry our request is based on the fact on belief/religious related! >>> >>> Cheers >>> Sendoro >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Ed Cable" <[email protected]> >>> To: "dev" <[email protected]> >>> Cc: "Nazeer Hussain Shaik" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2018 7:05:55 PM >>> Subject: Re: Meeting to Discuss Release Management Process >>> >>> Hmm... We can reschedule to accommodate everyone. Weekdays might be >>> difficult for Nazeer with his new schedule. >>> >>> Ed >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 7:42 AM, Sendoro Juma <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > Hello Ed, >>> > >>> > Hope you will record, >>> > >>> > I see two members missing from our side because of that new timing. >>> > >>> > Cheers >>> > Sendoro >>> > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > From: "Ed Cable" <[email protected]> >>> > To: "dev" <[email protected]> >>> > Cc: "Nazeer Hussain Shaik" <[email protected]> >>> > Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2018 5:05:35 PM >>> > Subject: Re: Meeting to Discuss Release Management Process >>> > >>> > Hi all, >>> > >>> > Nazeer is not available till Saturday for this meeting so I am going to >>> > adjust the timing to Saturday at 1400GMT and will update the >>> GoToTraining >>> > session accordingly. >>> > >>> > Ed >>> > >>> > On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 6:46 AM, Awasum Yannick < >>> > [email protected] >>> > > wrote: >>> > >>> > > I already registered for it. >>> > > >>> > > I hope it happens. >>> > > >>> > > Thanks >>> > > Awasum >>> > > >>> > > On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 1:23 PM, Nikhil Pawar <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > > >>> > > > Is this meeting happening? >>> > > > I’ll be interested to participate. >>> > > > >>> > > > Regards, >>> > > > Nikhil >>> > > > >>> > > > On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 10:54 AM Ed Cable <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > > > >>> > > > > Nazeer, >>> > > > > >>> > > > > Per the other email thread, we'd like to set up a meeting to both >>> > > discuss >>> > > > > and improve our release management process and to transfer >>> knowledge >>> > to >>> > > > > additional Apache Fineract committers who would like to help >>> with the >>> > > > > release management process. >>> > > > > >>> > > > > Hopefully after this meeting, we'll be able to update our wiki >>> page >>> > on >>> > > > > release management - >>> > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/ >>> > > Release+Management >>> > > > > - with these processes and have an expanded team of release >>> managers >>> > > to >>> > > > > help the community release more consistently and more often. >>> > > > > >>> > > > > Would this Friday at 1400GMT work? I'll create a GoToTraining >>> session >>> > > in >>> > > > > which others can register and join: >>> > > > > https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/2808817190976822274 >>> > > > > >>> > > > > Thanks, >>> > > > > >>> > > > > Ed >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > -- >>> > > > > *Ed Cable* >>> > > > > President/CEO, Mifos Initiative >>> > > > > [email protected] | Skype: edcable | Mobile: +1.484.477.8649 >>> > > > > >>> > > > > *Collectively Creating a World of 3 Billion Maries | * >>> > http://mifos.org >>> > > > > <http://facebook.com/mifos> <http://www.twitter.com/mifos> >>> > > > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > *Ed Cable* >>> > President/CEO, Mifos Initiative >>> > [email protected] | Skype: edcable | Mobile: +1.484.477.8649 >>> > >>> > *Collectively Creating a World of 3 Billion Maries | *http://mifos.org >>> > <http://facebook.com/mifos> <http://www.twitter.com/mifos> >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Ed Cable* >>> President/CEO, Mifos Initiative >>> [email protected] | Skype: edcable | Mobile: +1.484.477.8649 >>> >>> *Collectively Creating a World of 3 Billion Maries | *http://mifos.org >>> <http://facebook.com/mifos> <http://www.twitter.com/mifos> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Ed Cable* >> President/CEO, Mifos Initiative >> [email protected] | Skype: edcable | Mobile: +1.484.477.8649 >> <(484)%20477-8649> >> >> *Collectively Creating a World of 3 Billion Maries | *http://mifos.org >> <http://facebook.com/mifos> <http://www.twitter.com/mifos> >> >> > > > -- > *Ed Cable* > President/CEO, Mifos Initiative > [email protected] | Skype: edcable | Mobile: +1.484.477.8649 > <(484)%20477-8649> > > *Collectively Creating a World of 3 Billion Maries | *http://mifos.org > <http://facebook.com/mifos> <http://www.twitter.com/mifos> > > -- *Ed Cable* President/CEO, Mifos Initiative [email protected] | Skype: edcable | Mobile: +1.484.477.8649 *Collectively Creating a World of 3 Billion Maries | *http://mifos.org <http://facebook.com/mifos> <http://www.twitter.com/mifos>
