FINAL REMINDER: JavaFX 25 RDP1 starts tomorrow [was: Proposed schedule for JavaFX 25]

[Kevin Rushforth]

JavaFX 25 RDP1 starts tomorrow, July 17th. I will fork the 'jfx25' 
branch at 16:00 UTC.

-- Kevin


On 7/7/2025 11:57 AM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
> As a reminder, Rampdown Phase 1 (RDP1) for JavaFX 25 starts on 
> Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 16:00 UTC (09:00 US/Pacific time), ten days 
> from now.
>
> During rampdown of JavaFX 25, the "master" branch of the jfx repo will 
> be open for JavaFX 26 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, July 10, or it is likely to 
> miss the window for this release, in which case it can be targeted for 
> JavaFX 26.
>
> We will follow the same process as in previous releases for getting 
> fixes into JavaFX 25 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 5/10/2025 9:16 AM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
>
>> Here is the proposed schedule for JavaFX 25:
>>
>> RDP1: Jul 17, 2025 (aka “feature freeze”)
>> RDP2: Aug 7, 2025
>> RC: Aug 28, 2025 (aka “code freeze”)
>> GA: Sep 16, 2025
>>
>> We plan to fork a jfx25 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
>