Proposed schedule for JavaFX 26

[Kevin Rushforth]

As a reminder, Rampdown Phase 1 (RDP1) for JavaFX 26 starts on Thursday, 
January 15, 2025 at 16:00 UTC (08:00 US/Pacific time). Given the 
upcoming holidays, that's about 2 working weeks from now.

During rampdown of JavaFX 26, the "master" branch of the jfx repo will 
be open for JavaFX 27 fixes.

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 no later than Thursday, January 8, or it is likely to 
miss the window for this release, in which case it can be targeted for 
JavaFX 27.

We will follow the same process as in previous releases for getting 
fixes into JavaFX 26 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 11/18/2025 6:39 AM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
> Here is the proposed schedule for JavaFX 26:
>
> RDP1: Jan 15, 2026 (aka “feature freeze”)
> RDP2: Feb 5, 2026
> RC: Feb 26, 2026 (aka “code freeze”)
> GA: Mar 17, 2026
>
> We will fork a jfx26 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
>