Schedule for the 2.44 release

[Adhemerval Zanella Netto]

On 31/05/26 21:29, Andreas K. Huettel wrote:
> Hello everyone, 
> 
> here's my suggestion for the 2.44 release schedule. If there's something wrong with it, 
> now it's the time to say so...
> 
>     20 June 2026: Soft freeze
>         No *starting* of new features anymore
>         Decisions on what goes still in and what goes not
>         Review and addition of patches 
>     4 July 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 July 2026: Hard freeze
>         Only critically important or technically straightforward bug fixes 
>     1 Aug 2026 (or ideally a bit earlier): Release 
> 
> For most of the time I'll be on UTC+8..10 and traveling, so expect unusual response times.
> (I'm a late night person though, so I'll make it to the meetings.)
> 

Sounds good, thanks Andreas.