I think we should agree a date to release our fourth stable milestone build. There have been lots of good fixes and enhancements made throughout the code, and while we have been doing well at maintaining stability in 'head', I believe that many users wait for a declared milestone before moving up.
I propose that we aim for declaring M4 on Friday Dec 14th. That is three weeks from today. That date gives us some buffer to overrun if we need it before the holiday period gets into full swing. Once get near the end of December and start of January there are many people taking a well-earned break, and it will be harder to close out a release. To get in practice for an official release, I suggest we also try to complete the full set of rel eng tasks, like release notes, download signing, and announcements that we haven't been so good at in the past. What do you think? Tim
