glibc 2.43 suggested release schedule

[Andreas K. Huettel]

Hi all, 

the planned release date for glibc 2.43 is 1/February/2026.
(Ideally a bit earlier since that is just the FOSDEM sunday.)

So here's the suggested preparation schedule. 

One change: because of the christmas / new year break where barely anyone
is online, the soft freeze phase is extended by one week.

    14 Dec 2025: Soft freeze (3 instead of 2 weeks because of end of year / christmas break)
        No *starting* of new features anymore
        Decisions on what goes still in and what goes not
        Review and addition of patches 
    4 Jan 2026: Freeze
        Machine testing
        Bug fixes without large impact
        No ABI changes without RM discussion
        High risk bug fixes should be discussed on the list. 
    18 Jan 2026: Hard freeze
        Only critically important or technically straightforward bug fixes 
    1 Feb 2026 (or ideally a bit earlier): Release 

Good to go?

Cheers, 
Andreas

-- 
Andreas K. Hüttel
dilfridge@gentoo.org
Gentoo Linux developer
(council, toolchain, base-system, perl, libreoffice)
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