FINAL REMINDER: JavaFX 23 RDP1 starts tomorrow [was: Proposed schedule for JavaFX 23]

[Kevin Rushforth]

As a reminder, JavaFX 23 RDP1 starts tomorrow, July 11th. I will fork 
the 'jfx23' branch at 16:00 UTC.

-- Kevin


On 6/21/2024 12:08 PM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
> As a reminder, Rampdown Phase 1 (RDP1) for JavaFX 23 starts on July 
> 11, 2024 at 16:00 UTC (09:00 Pacific time), a little less than three 
> weeks from now.
>
> Please allow sufficient time for any feature that needs a CSR. Given 
> that we are entering the summer holiday season, and with the upcoming 
> July 4th US holiday, there may be some delays. New features should be 
> far enough along in the review process that you can finalize the CSR 
> by Tuesday, July 2, or it is likely to miss the window for this 
> release, in which case it can be targeted for JavaFX 24.
>
> During rampdown of JavaFX 23, the "master" branch of the jfx repo will 
> be open for JavaFX 24 fixes, including enhancements.
>
> We will follow the same process as in previous releases for getting 
> fixes into JavaFX 23 during rampdown. I'll send a message with 
> detailed information when we fork, 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 5/8/2024 11:31 AM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
>> Here is the proposed schedule for JavaFX 23.
>>
>> RDP1: Jul 11, 2024 (aka “feature freeze”)
>> RDP2: Aug 1, 2024
>> Freeze: Aug 29, 2024
>> GA: Sep 17, 2024
>>
>> We plan to fork a jfx23 stabilization branch at RDP1.
>>
>> 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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