Re: [RFC] EDK II stable tag releases

[Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>]

On 06/25/18 01:07, Kinney, Michael D wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> This is a proposal for periodic stable tags on edk2 repositories.
> 
> The goal is to produce a stable tag for edk2 repositories every 3 months
> with the initial proposed dates of 8/10/2018 and 11/16/2018.  Each release
> is preceded by a 2 week quiet period where only commits for critical bug
> fixes are accepted.
> 
> When the stable tag release is completed, the release is tagged with the
> following naming convention: 
> 
>     edk2-stable<4 digit year><2 digit month>
> 
> For example, the first 2 proposed tags would be:
> 
>     edk2-stable201808  
>     edk2-stable201811
> 
> The goal is to integrate major feature at the beginning of each 3 month
> release cycle.  Work through integration issues, smaller features, and
> normal bug fixes through the remainder of the release cycle until the
> start of the quiet period.  The community focuses on testing and critical
> bug fixes during the quiet period.
> 
> An EDK II Wiki page will be created to plan the development and testing
> activities along with the dates associated for future EDK II stable tag
> releases.
> 
> Please provide any feedback you have on this proposal. 

I welcome it. :)

Thanks!
Laszlo