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RELEASE TIMELINE IS NOT FINALIZED! Two Release Timelines have been proposed and are currently being decided upon by the Committers.
- First a few definitions:
- "Beta"
- Releases - These are a newly proposed idea for 1.8.0. Essentially a "Beta" release would be an very early release of the software, even before all features are finalized. They give developers an opportunity for early feedback from the community or other developers around a new
- features. They should not be considered stable (though hopefully they are relatively stable). Rather they are previews of upcoming features. Only features that are
- completed will be released into the Beta Release (i.e. the Beta Release waits for nothing – we release a new Beta even if there's not many new features completed). After and between Beta releases, features may change, up until the "Feature Freeze"
- "Feature Freeze" - After this date, the feature listing cannot change. All new features must be completed by this date. After this date, the system is being stabilized in preparation for the first "Release Candidate"
- "Release Candidate" releases - These are initial releases after all features have been finalized. Features may not change, but bug fixes can be made. They are meant for very broad testing (e.g. Testathon), in order to find & fix any last bugs before the Final Release.
- Proposed Release Timeline #1 - 9 months (same timeframe as 1.6.0 to 1.7.0)
- May 13, 2011 : Beta 1
- June 3, 2011 : Beta 2 (Note: OR11 is June 7-11)
- July 22, 2011 : Feature Freeze
- July 29, 2011 : Final Documentation "Due Date"?
- August 5, 2011 : Release Candidate 1
- August 8-19, 2011 : Testathon
- September 2, 2011 : Release Candidate 2
- September 5-14, 2011 : Final Testing / Bug Fixing
- September 16, 2011 : Final Release
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