DTP 0.7 Rampdown Plan

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DTP 0.7 Endgame Plan

Build Frequency

• 2/20 (Monday): Build holiday
• 2/21 (Tuesday) -- 2/24 (Friday): Daily builds
• Week of 2/27: Builds on 2/27 (Monday), 3/1 (Wednesday), 3/3 (Friday)
• Week of 3/6: Daily builds, Monday -- Friday (inclusive)
• Week of 3/13: Daily builds, Monday -- Thursday (inclusive)

Key Dates

• 2/24 (Friday): Stabilization on Eclipse 3.2M5
• 3/1 (Wednesday): DTP 0.7 feature freeze
• 3/16 (Thursday): DTP 0.7 final build
• 3/17 (Friday): DTP 0.7 promotion

Policies

Features

• Feature work allowed into code line through 6AM ET on 3/1
• Additional feature work allowed into code line 3/1 to 3/3 with
  • Prior agreement by owning project lead(s)
  • Notification to dtp-pmc mailing list
• No feature work allowed into code line week of 3/6 and later through 0.7 unless
  • Proposed to PMC
  • Accepted by PMC
  • Notification to dtp-dev
  • No serious objections registered on dtp-dev (as determined by PMC)

Bug Fixes

• Bug fixes allowed into code line through midnight 3/3 (Friday)
• Bug fixes allowed into code line 3/6 (Monday) through midnight 3/10 (Friday)
  • Prior agreement by owning project lead(s)
  • Notification to dtp-pmc mailing list
• Bug fixes allowed into code line 3/13 (Monday) through midnight 3/16 (Thursday)
  • Proposed to PMC
  • Accepted by PMC
  • Notification to dtp-dev

Documentation and Test Cases

• Non-code based documentation changes allowed through midnight 3/16 (Thursday)
• Code-based (JavaDoc) documentation changes subject to Bug Fix policies above
• Test cases (automated or otherwise) separate from build plug-ins allowed at any time
• Test cases (automated or otherwise) incorporated into build plug-ins subject to Bug Fix policies above