Getting ready for the 2.39 branch/release

[Jan Beulich]

On 21.06.2022 13:09, Nick Clifton via Binutils wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> 
>    It is time to think about the next GNU Binutils release.
> 
>    Ideally I would like to make the release at the end of July
>    which will be 6 months on from the 2.38 release.  Unfortunately
>    I am on vacation for two weeks in the middle of July (11-22) so
>    either:
> 
>    1. Someone else volunteers to make the 2.39 release.
> 
>    2. I create the branch early (eg Saturday June 25) but then
>       release late (eg Saturday July 30) and the global maintainers
>       get to approve patches for the branch.
> 
>       This does not give much time for people to get new features
>       into the sources before the branch is cut...
> 
>    3. I create the branch in a couple of week's time (eg Fri Jul 8)
>       and then release early in August (eg Sat Aug 6) and again I
>       ask the global maintainers for help in approving patches for
>       the branch.

Fwiw my preference would be 3.

Jan