FINAL REMINDER: JavaFX 26 RDP1 starts tomorrow [was: Proposed schedule for JavaFX 26]

[Kevin Rushforth]

JavaFX 26 RDP1 starts tomorrow, January 15th. I will fork the 'jfx26' 
branch at 16:00 UTC.

-- Kevin

On 12/22/2025 4:07 PM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
> 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
>>
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