2.38 branch date approaching

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Guys,

   The time for the 2.38 release is approaching.  My schedule currently
   looks like this:

      Sat Jan 22: Create the 2.38 branch
      Sat Jan 29: Create the 2.38 release

   It is a short time table because I am trying to get the branch out
   before the end of January.  These dates can slip if necessary, but
   I would prefer to keep them if we can.

   Therefore please can anyone with new features that they would like
   to see in the next release expedite their patch submissions, and
   anyone who is waiting on patch review for their already submitted
   patches please ping the relevant maintainers and/or me.

Cheers
   Nick