======================== Ocata Release Schedule ======================== 31 October 2016 - 24 February 2017 (16 weeks) +-------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Week | Cross-project events | Project-specific events | +============+======+===========================+=============================+ | Oct 03-07 | | :ref:`n-release` | | | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | | :ref:`o-goals-research` | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Oct 10-14 | | | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Oct 17-21 | | | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Oct 24-28 | | :ref:`o-design-summit` | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Oct 31-04 | R-16 | | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Nov 07-11 | R-15 | | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Nov 14-18 | R-14 | :ref:`o-1` | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Nov 21-25 | R-13 | | :ref:`o-trove-spec-prop` | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Nov 28-02 | R-12 | | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Dec 05-09 | R-11 | | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Dec 12-16 | R-10 | :ref:`o-2` | :ref:`o-trove-spec-freeze` | | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | | :ref:`o-mf` | :ref:`o-cinder-nddeadline` | | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | | | :ref:`o-cinder-spec-freeze` | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Dec 19-23 | R-9 | | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Dec 26-30 | R-8 | | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Jan 02-06 | R-7 | :ref:`o-extra-atcs` | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Jan 09-13 | R-6 | | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Jan 16-20 | R-5 | :ref:`o-final-lib` | :ref:`o-trove-client-soft` | | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | | | :ref:`o-trove-guest-req` | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Jan 23-27 | R-4 | :ref:`o-3` | | | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | | :ref:`o-ff` | | | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | | :ref:`o-final-clientlib` | | | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | | :ref:`o-soft-sf` | | | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | | :ref:`o-rf` | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Jan 30-03 | R-3 | :ref:`o-rc1` | | | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | | :ref:`o-hard-sf` | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Feb 06-10 | R-2 | | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Feb 13-17 | R-1 | :ref:`o-finalrc` | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Feb 20-24 | R+0 | :ref:`p-ptg` | | | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | | :ref:`o-release` | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Feb 27-03 | R+1 | | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Mar 06-10 | R+2 | :ref:`o-trailing` | | +------------+------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ .. note:: All deadlines are generally the Thursday of the week on which they are noted above. For example, the Feature Freeze in week R-4 is on 26 January. Exceptions to this policy will be explicitly mentioned in the event description. Cross-project events ==================== .. _o-goals-research: Ocata Goals Research -------------------- Pre-cycle planning and investigation into `the community-wide goals for Ocata `__. .. _o-design-summit: Ocata Design Summit -------------------- `Planning in Barcelona `__ .. _p-ptg: Pike Project Team Gathering (PTG) --------------------------------- `Project team gathering `__ for the Pike release 20-24 February 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. .. _o-1: Ocata-1 milestone ------------------ 17 November is the ocata-1 milestone window for projects following the `release:cycle-with-milestones`_ model. .. _release:cycle-with-milestones: http://governance.openstack.org/reference/tags/release_cycle-with-milestones.html .. _o-2: Ocata-2 milestone ------------------ 15 December is the ocata-2 milestone window for projects following the `release:cycle-with-milestones`_ model. .. _o-final-lib: Final release for non-client libraries -------------------------------------- Libraries that are not client libraries (Oslo and others) should issue their final release during this week. That allows to give time for last-minute changes before feature freeze. .. _o-3: Ocata-3 milestone ------------------ 26 January is the ocata-3 milestone window for projects following the `release:cycle-with-milestones`_ model. .. _o-extra-atcs: Extra-ATCs deadline ------------------- Project teams should identify contributors who have had a significant impact this cycle but who would not qualify for ATC status using the regular process because they have not submitted a patch. Those names should be added to the governance repo for consideration as ATC for the future. Although extra ATCs can be nominated at any point, there is a deadline to be included in electorate for the next release cycle. The ATC list needs to be approved by the TC by (TBD), and in order to appear on the TC agenda to be discussed, the proposals need to be submitted to the ``openstack/governance`` repository by (TBD). .. _o-ff: Feature freeze -------------- The ocata-3 milestone marks feature freeze for projects following the `release:cycle-with-milestones`_ model. No featureful patch should be landed after this point. Exceptions may be granted by the project PTL. .. _o-rf: Requirements freeze ------------------- After the ocata-3 milestone, only critical requirements and constraints changes will be allowed. Freezing our requirements list gives packagers downstream an opportunity to catch up and prepare packages for everything necessary for distributions of the upcoming release. The requirements remain frozen until the stable branches are created, with the release candidates. .. _o-final-clientlib: Final release for client libraries ---------------------------------- Client libraries should issue their final release during this week, to match feature freeze. .. _o-soft-sf: Soft StringFreeze ----------------- You are no longer allowed to accept proposed changes containing modifications in user-facing strings. Such changes should be rejected by the review team and postponed until the next series development opens (which should happen when RC1 is published). .. _o-mf: Membership Freeze ----------------- Projects must participate in at least two milestones in order to be considered part of the release. Projects made official after the second milestone, or which fail to produce milestone releases for at least one of the first and second milestones as well as the third milestone, are therefore not considered part of the release for the cycle. .. _o-rc1: RC1 target week --------------- The week of 30 January - 3 February is the target date for projects following the `release:cycle-with-milestones`_ model to issue their first release candidate, with a deadline of 2 February. .. _o-hard-sf: Hard StringFreeze ----------------- This happens when the RC1 for the project is tagged. At this point, ideally no strings are changed (or added, or removed), to give translator time to finish up their efforts. .. _o-finalrc: Final RCs and intermediary releases ----------------------------------- The week of 13-17 February is the last week to issue release candidates or intermediary releases before release week. During release week, only final-release-critical releases will be accepted (at the discretion of the release team). .. _o-release: Ocata release -------------- The Ocata coordinated release will happen on 23 February. .. _o-trailing: Ocata cycle-trailing Deadline ----------------------------- The deadline for projects using the release:cycle-trailing model that follow the main release cycle. Project-specific events ======================= Elections --------- .. _p-ptl-nomination: Pike PTLs self-nomination ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Project team lead candidates for the Ocata cycle should announce their candidacy during this week. .. _p-ptl-election: Pike cycle PTLs election ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Election week for Project team leads (where an election must be held to determine the winner). .. _p-tc-nomination: TC member self-nomination ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Candidates for the partial Technical Committee member renewal should announce their candidacy during this week. .. _p-tc-election: TC member election ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Election for partially renewing Technical Committee members will happen during this week. Cinder ------ .. _o-cinder-nddeadline: Cinder New Backend Driver Deadline ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The deadline for getting a new backend driver added to Cinder is 14th December, 2016. All review issues must be addressed and third party CI must be reporting and stable with enough time for reviewers prior to the deadline. Meeting these requirements on the 14th does not guarantee core reviewers will have enough time to merge the driver. .. _o-cinder-spec-freeze: Cinder Spec Freeze ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All Cinder specs must be approved by 14th December, 2016. Trove ----- The deadlines below are specific to the Trove project. .. _o-trove-spec-prop: Trove Spec Proposal Deadline ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Submit all Trove specs for the release by the end of this week (for review) in trove-specs repository. .. _o-trove-spec-freeze: Trove Spec Freeze ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All Trove specs for the release must be approved by the end of this week. .. _o-trove-guest-req: Trove Guest Requirements Freeze: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Freeze the requirements for all guest agents by this date and make the requirements file for guests. .. _o-trove-client-soft: Trove Client Soft Freeze ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All major features for the python-troveclient must be reviewed and approved by the end of this week, this gives us one additional week to address any issues with dependencies.