intrigeri,
I will be pleased to reserve the time required to test both the 3.8 RC build(s) and tentative release builds. I'm in a position to use each more or less exclusively while testing. Other available distros include Debian and Arch derivatives.
alienpup
you wrote:
> Hi!
>
> it's not clear who will be the release manager for Tails 3.9 yet but
> we're well into its development cycle and lots of great, intrusive
> work has to land in time for that release, so I figured we need at
> least a fallback release schedule to provide guidance to everyone who
> needs it.
>
> If you're the lead/manager for a team that's affected by this
> schedule, please ensure your team-mates are planning their
> work accordingly.
>
> So, in case I end up playing the role of backup RM for Tails 3.9,
> here's how it's going to happen:
>
> - August 15: feature freeze
>
> Everything you want to see in Tails 3.9 must be merged into our
> devel branch by 17:00 CEST that day.
>
> Particularly for big chunks of work, please do submit them for
> review to the foundations team ahead of this date: as the deadline
> approaches, quite a few of us will be busy completing their own
> work, so let's be excellent to each other by not assuming they're
> available for last minute reviews or post-super-late-review fixes.
> Better talk to each other in advance to schedule time for these
> things ♥
>
> If all this is very nice but too vague, as a rule of thumb:
>
> - if you're a developer, better submit your large chunks of work by
> August 5 and schedule enough time for post-review fixes during
> August 5-12
> - if you're a reviewer, please consider scheduling time for
> reviews during August 5-15
>
> - August 16: build tentative 3.9~rc1
>
> - August 17: test and release 3.9~rc1
>
> → manual testers: please tell me privately if you can make it.
>
> - August 18-30: small, targeted, not too risky fixes may be granted
> freeze exceptions
>
> Reviewer time will be a very scarce resource during that period so
> please anticipate. If you can already guess that you'll need
> a bigger freeze exception that does not fit into these rules, talk
> to me ASAP.
>
> Please try hard to avoid changing user-visible strings during that
> period: I'd like translators to have a couple weeks to do the great
> amount of work I'll drop on their plate on August 17, so we release
> our fancy new features in 3.9 with the best localization they can
> get :)
>
> - September 4: build 3.9 tentative ISO
>
> - September 5: test and release 3.9 \o/
>
> → manual testers: please tell me privately if you can make it.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> intrigeri
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