Proposed schedule for JavaFX 14

[Kevin Rushforth]

This is a final reminder that JavaFX 14 enters rampdown phase one (RDP1) 
on January 9, 2020 at 23:59 Pacific time.

Any change integrated to the default 'master' branch after that will be 
for JavaFX 15. I will fork a new 'jfx14' stabilization branch early 
Friday morning (Pacific time). As with previous releases, P1-P3 bug 
fixes, and test or documentation fixes of any priority can still get 
into JavaFX 14 during RDP1. I'll send out more details Friday morning.

-- Kevin


On 12/16/2019 11:34 AM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
> The announced RDP1 date is the first Monday of the new year. In taking 
> a closer look at the upcoming holiday schedule and accounting for 
> additional days off some will be taking before or after, this doesn't 
> allow enough time for the final stages of the review process to 
> complete, including CSR approval. It is quite possible that an 
> enhancement with a mostly-completed review and a CSR that is Finalized 
> this Thursday or Friday (Dec 19 or 20), won't be approved in time for 
> integration.
>
> To address this, we are delaying RDP1 by three days. The new RDP1 date 
> is:
>
> Thursday, Jan 9, 23:59 PST
>
> The dates for RDP2, code freeze, and GA are unchanged.
>
> Please be aware that this three-day extension isn't an invitation to 
> try to get additional features into 14 at the last minute, but rather 
> an adjustment to better align with the holiday schedule in order to 
> give the already-in-flight features that are nearing completion a 
> little more time to make it. It is still the case that if an 
> enhancement isn't ready (meaning API discussed & approved, code review 
> mostly done, and CSR finalized) by this Friday, it should be 
> retargeted to JavaFX 15.
>
> -- Kevin
>
>
> On 12/10/2019 1:45 PM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
>> As a reminder, RDP1 for JavaFX 14 starts on January 6, 2020 (at 23:59 
>> Pacific time).
>>
>> With the holidays approaching, please allow sufficient time for any 
>> feature that needs a CSR. New features should be far enough along in 
>> the review process so you can finalize the CSR before next Friday, 
>> Dec 20, or it is likely to miss the window for this release, in which 
>> case it can be targeted for JavaFX 15.
>>
>> During rampdown of JavaFX 14, the "master" branch of the jfx repo 
>> will be open for JavaFX 15 fixes.
>>
>> We will follow the same process as previous releases for getting 
>> fixes into JavaFX 14 during rampdown. I'll send a message with 
>> detailed information later, but generally candidates for fixing after 
>> RDP1 are P1-P3 bugs (as long as they are not risky) and test or doc 
>> bugs of any priority.
>>
>> -- Kevin
>>
>>
>> On 9/20/2019 8:00 AM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
>>> Here is the proposed schedule for JavaFX 14.
>>>
>>> RDP1: Jan 6, 2020 (aka “feature freeze”)
>>> RDP2: Feb 3, 2020
>>> Freeze: Feb 24, 2020
>>> GA: March 10, 2020
>>>
>>> We plan to fork a jfx14 stabilization branch at RDP1. The GA date is 
>>> expected to be one week ahead of JDK 14, matching what we did for 13.
>>>
>>> Please let Johan or me know if you have any questions.
>>>
>>> -- Kevin
>>>
>>
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