Hey all, we have talked in loose terms about this release, but I think
it is time we committed, it has been probably too long since our last
release.
Here is what I would propose for a release schedule:
09/28/20 -- Master Stability Window (keep the merging of risky PRs
to a minimum this week)
10/03/20 -- Create the 10.0 release branch
10/04/20 - 10/12/20 -- Stabilize / test / release notes
Additionally in this window we need to make a couple CI tweeks to
handle the new docs off of the release branch (I expect this won't be
much work, but will be easier with the branch in place)
10/12/20 -- Tag RC0 and call for PPMC / Community Vote
10/15/20 (or when we have the votes) Call for IPMC Vote or create a
new RC if needed to address issues
10/23/20 (Pending votes and RC0 issues) -- Release RC0
10/24/20 -- Update site and announce (we have to wait for download
mirrors to sync).
I know that is almost a month, but that is usually about how long it
takes for the whole process, but realistically there is only a week or
so where we are aiming to slow down and stabilize the master branch.
The rest of it is testing, documenting, voting, and waiting time.
I can be the release manager again for this one. But it would be great
if someone else jumps in for the release after and I will try to
document things a bit more to make the process easier. We will need
to have more than one release manage to graduate, there are other
projects that have run into this.
--Brennan
