Re: [Tails-dev] Changing Tails 3.0 release date? [Was: Plann…

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Author: u
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Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] Changing Tails 3.0 release date? [Was: Planned release of stretch on 2017-06-17 and the last weeks up to the release]
Hi!

intrigeri:
> niels@???:
>> Release date
>> ============
>
>> We plan to release on 2017-06-17.
>
> I see two options:
>
> A. Coordinate Tails 3.0 and Debian Stretch releases
>
>    We can prepare two releases at the same time: 2.12.1 and 3.0.
>    Both should be ready (including release notes, uploading ISO,
>    manual testing) on June 13. But on June 13 we release 2.12.1 only
>    (we have to release _something_ on that day anyway due to the
>    Firefox security updates), and we wait until June 17 to publish
>    Tails 3.0, at the same time as Debian Stretch.

>
> B. Don't bother and proceed as our calendar says
>
>    I.e. simply release Tails 3.0 on June 13.

>
> Pros and cons:
>
>  - Option A costs us one more "Emergency releases" i.e. 2.25 days
>    of work (release management + manual testing).

>
>  - Option A forces us to integrate Tor Browser 7.0 into Tails 2.x:
>    this work has been based on the Tails 3.x codebase so far. I don't
>    know if rebasing it onto the stable branch would be trivial, or
>    a lot of work. anonym, what's your feeling?

>
>  - Option B is less work, therefore it increases the chances that we
>    manage to make 3.0 build reproducibly, which gives us good
>    communication opportunities. So:

>
>     * Ulrike (who committed to handle such communication) and sajolida
>       (who'll likely be needed to review it), do you think you can
>       realistically take advantage of this opportunity?


I think option B being less work in general, for all of us, so IMO we
should go this way instead. I can absolutely take the time to prepare
communication next week so that sajolida would have enough time to
review it.

Cheers!
u.