From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-wm0-f48.google.com (mail-wm0-f48.google.com [74.125.82.48]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7ADDF5B3C for ; Tue, 6 Mar 2018 20:45:02 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-wm0-f48.google.com with SMTP id w128so470778wmw.0 for ; Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:45:02 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:date:in-reply-to :references:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version; bh=bd9x/bdi3HnHM3DwhVvfbK6U0O+jGvtU2YyfDJ0ec4M=; b=Q6yfi7DpJ/a4H6YrxKd2DuHdFQLO2Dh9slF3GOoS/w1qwveesllnx5J9SM/aBAwQ4E sYPZJbfCGsh13wBSiHzGj73q0AvtefH7+mknD8goxDIDZooTRecM4Oxrzdz62FcTMQO7 hxm7gYCE19zao5f71eOI9WShpVTXCfFJh8XuKw57rYIeBodDVUStjkf/LQn7623R8E5k XUsEXz4UqdQDbDWj9/q+XYeacqjqN4yWQn44rkKR7yEKbZZbJREdG8r2rNKmUoyOJHHW CguyOE+7QUC5CHhSWWZm8s29OT7UsZ2/rXnt6t2+M5ntzk24gAvRaCGJeBQ72D7uqY50 j2ow== X-Gm-Message-State: AElRT7Gq0od2t7GuYmDAURe6j3VsCb0TAVyijl4el1hD0TnAGhUI35cJ Z9GkzntsPpT5F8/g/L9ssXc= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AG47ELtM6qqoRtpZpa/zg43VMIprQalIXk2a992ZoFH3d3wqebDJGXkggKms/iwjjlwCv0e13FPNeg== X-Received: by 10.28.5.75 with SMTP id 72mr13056065wmf.154.1520365502062; Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:45:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost ([2a00:23c5:be85:1400:6930:196b:56ac:33db]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 67sm9482474wmw.17.2018.03.06.11.45.01 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:45:01 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <1520365500.27712.42.camel@debian.org> From: Luca Boccassi To: Thomas Monjalon , yliu@fridaylinux.org Cc: web@dpdk.org Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2018 19:45:00 +0000 In-Reply-To: <3266586.a8klAloIbi@xps> References: <20180208182142.6189-1-bluca@debian.org> <20180209130440.20380-1-bluca@debian.org> <3266586.a8klAloIbi@xps> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Evolution 3.22.6-1+deb9u1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [dpdk-web] [RFC v2] Add LTS section on the roadmap page X-BeenThere: web@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK website maintenance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2018 19:45:02 -0000 On Tue, 2018-03-06 at 12:25 +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > Hi Luca, >=20 > Sorry I forgot this patch you sent one month ago. No worries. > 09/02/2018 14:04, Luca Boccassi: > > +

Stable releases

> > +

Stable point releases follow mainline releases. > > +

After each -rc tag and after the final version, > > relevant bug fixes get > > +=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0backported by the stab= le maintainers into the respective > > branches in "bursts". > > +

Developers can provide stable-specific patches by > > sending them to stable@dpdk.org > > +=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0only (avoiding dev@dpd= k.org). > > +

After all the relevant bugfixes have been backported, > > regression tests are ran, > > +=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0and if clear, the stab= le release is announced. > > +

Typically a new stable release version follows a > > mainline release by 1-2 weeks, depending > > +=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0on the test results. >=20 > It is a good description of the current process. > When this patch is applied, I would like to discuss having a first > stable release before the next major release. Ok! > > +

Stable releases roadmap

>=20 > No need for this title if below is a table. >=20 > > +

16.11 is an LTS release, and is going to be maintained > > by Luca Boccassi until the end of > > +=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A02018, with the latest = point release following the release > > of 18.11 in November 2018. > > +

17.11 is an LTS release, and is going to be maintained > > by Yuanhan Liu until the end of > > +=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A02019, with the latest = point release following the release > > of 19.11 in November 2019. >=20 > We should include non LTS releases and make it a table: > branch=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0next version=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0date= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0end of life=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0maintainer Ok, done in v3, please have a look. The release dates are tentative of course - I picked the mainline release + 2 weeks. --=20 Kind regards, Luca Boccassi