Re: Xen 4.19 release schedule proposal

[Oleksii <oleksii.kurochko@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 2024-01-04 at 13:52 +0100, Jan Beulich wrote:
> On 02.01.2024 17:59, Oleksii wrote:
> > I'd like to propose the release schedule for Xen 4.19.
> > 
> > Based on the previous release schedules [1] and [2], it seems the
> > next
> > release date should be on Wednesday, July 10, 2024:
> > 
> > ** Proposed option: Wed Jul 10, 2024 **
> > (+9 months from Xen 4.18 release)
> 
> Hmm, aren't we intending to be on a 8 month cadence?
Considering that in July, there will be the Xen Developer Summit, we
can aim for an 8-month cadence.

However, in the Xen release document, there was mention of a discussion
[1] about cadence:
"With 18 months of full support and 36 months of security support, the
number of concurrent supported releases will be the same with either 8
or 9 months release cycles, so I have chosen an 8-month cycle for now."

I interpreted this as either an 8 or 9-month cycle, and it's not
strict. If there's a strict requirement for a specific duration, I'll
resend the Release Schedule Proposal.

[1] https://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2018-07/msg02240.html


~ Oleksii