FINAL REMINDER: JavaFX 15 RDP1 starts tomorrow [was: Proposed schedule for JavaFX 15]

[Kevin Rushforth]

As a reminder, RDP1 starts tomorrow. I will fork the 'jfx15' branch at 
16:00 UTC.

-- Kevin


On 6/18/2020 9:38 AM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
> As a reminder, RDP1 for JavaFX 15 starts on July 2, 2020 at 16:00 UTC 
> (09:00 Pacific time), which is two weeks from today.
>
> Please allow sufficient time for any feature that needs a CSR. New 
> features should be far enough along in the review process that you can 
> finalize the CSR before Thursday, June 25, or it is likely to miss the 
> window for this release, in which case it can be targeted for JavaFX 16.
>
> During rampdown of JavaFX 15, the "master" branch of the jfx repo will 
> be open for JavaFX 16 fixes.
>
> We will follow the same process as previous releases for getting fixes 
> into JavaFX 15 during rampdown. I'll send a message with detailed 
> information later, but candidates for fixing during RDP1 are P1-P3 
> bugs (as long as they are not risky) and test or doc bugs of any 
> priority. Some small enhancements might be considered during RDP1, but 
> they require explicit approval; the bar will be high for such requests.
>
> -- Kevin
>
>
> On 3/12/2020 10:11 AM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
>> Here is the proposed schedule for JavaFX 15.
>>
>> RDP1: Jul 2, 2020 (aka “feature freeze”)
>> RDP2: Jul 30, 2020
>> Freeze: Aug 20, 2020
>> GA: September 8, 2020
>>
>> We plan to fork a jfx15 stabilization branch at RDP1. The GA date is 
>> expected to be one week ahead of JDK 15, matching what we did for 14.
>>
>> As a slight change from previous releases, the start of RDP1, the 
>> start of RDP2, and the code freeze will be 16:00 UTC on the 
>> respective dates.
>>
>> Please let Johan or me know if you have any questions.
>>
>> -- Kevin
>>
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