We started the discussion about a release in [1], thank you Alex. Since we haven’t had any objections to performing a release, I’d like to propose a rough timeline and some housekeeping items before we get into the gritty details of executing a new release.
Release Managers (RMs) I’d like to propose myself and Kennedy (kbow...@apache.org) as release managers for Apache KIE 10.2. We welcome any additional help from anyone in the community who can lend a hand. Kennedy and I will oversee the work and manage the process. There will be steps and tasks we’ll need help finishing, please expect to see emails asking for help. Future release preparation One of our goals is to simplify and improve the documentation around the release process [2] so that other people can be release manager in the future without too much extra work. This preparation for future releases will hopefully allow us to gain traction and establish a rhythm for quarterly releases next year. High-level tasks (Format is “Area: Task [Owner] — Target Date / Status”) - Process: Release proposal (this email) [Jason] -- Early Oct / WIP - Preparing: Verify 10.1 changes are merged into main [Kennedy] -- Early Oct / WIP - Preparing: Remove old RCs (#1686) [Kennedy] -- Early Oct / WIP - Code changes: Remove GWT-based BPMN/DMN/SceSim Editors [Tiago Bento] -- Early Nov / WIP - Code changes: Verify/improve pipelines for push-button RCs [RMs] -- Early Nov / TODO - Outreach: Write release notes [RMs] -- Late Nov / TODO - Process: Community and IPMC votes [RMs] -- Late Nov / TODO - Outreach: Write and publish blog post [RMs] -- Dec / TODO - Outreach: Update website with 10.2 info [RMs] -- Dec / TODO - Process: Tag and publish 10.2 [RMs] -- Dec / TODO - Process: Update documentation with 10.2 content [RMs] -- Dec / TODO All these tasks have been captured in a Milestone for 10.2, available directly on GitHub. [3] Three important points: Apache KIE 10.1 was released on Quarkus 3.15 LTS, therefore our users need an upgrade to Quarkus 3.20 LTS (currently on main). Skipping directly to Quarkus 3.27 LTS would make it even harder for users to upgrade from 10.1 to 10.2. Although we’re not addressing *all* Category X dependencies on 10.2, we’re making progress by removing GWT-based Editors. Hibernate 7 and Dashbuilder will be discussed separately for 10.3. Java 21 support doesn’t have automated checks on PRs yet. This is being addressed separately [4] and will require manual verification for RC votes. I’m currently in the process of better understanding our pipelines and recreating them locally within a VirtualBox Ubuntu VM to allow for faster iteration. I hope to be able to share the VM, or at the very least the steps to recreate the VM so anyone who wants to help can have the same environment. I am optimistic we can accomplish this by the end of the year and give everyone using Apache KIE a new release! [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/ww0508vspghwnkddcgc32kw2qc4tbos5 [2] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wp9WWDJb6K5gyFddgC--7TSgIRpvxL7NrZgS4wAzGoE [3] https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-issues/milestone/2 [4] https://lists.apache.org/thread/q307sxkt8zkb88jbpq2c19ww2cf7qno7 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@kie.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@kie.apache.org
