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Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:51:47 +0800
From: "Xiao-Feng Li" <xiaofeng.li@gmail.com>
To: dev@harmony.apache.org
Subject: Re: [general] Deciding a date for Milestone 4
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Agreed.

On Nov 23, 2007 4:49 PM, Tim Ellison <t.p.ellison@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think we should agree a date to release our fourth stable milestone
> build.  There have been lots of good fixes and enhancements made
> throughout the code, and while we have been doing well at maintaining
> stability in 'head', I believe that many users wait for a declared
> milestone before moving up.
>
> I propose that we aim for declaring M4 on Friday Dec 14th.  That is
> three weeks from today.
>
> That date gives us some buffer to overrun if we need it before the
> holiday period gets into full swing.  Once get near the end of December
> and start of January there are many people taking a well-earned break,
> and it will be harder to close out a release.
>
> To get in practice for an official release, I suggest we also try to
> complete the full set of rel eng tasks, like release notes, download
> signing, and announcements that we haven't been so good at in the past.
>
> What do you think?
> Tim
>


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