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We make changes to our software for many reasons; however, we make scheduled (major) releases in order to deliver significant changes to our downstream clients. Major releases may include interface-breaking changes. They are different from [[Unscheduled software release process|unscheduled (minor) releases]] in that they contain larger and more thoroughly planned changes.
This procedure has not yet been written.


= Process Overview =
For suggestions, see the [http://live.gnome.org/ReleasePlanning GNOME release process].

# [[#OBJECTIVES|OBJECTIVES]]: Choose a target month. Solicit goals and priorities for the release. Propose ends and means.
# [[#DEVELOPMENT|DEVELOPMENT]]: Generate changes which may help to meet the new goals.
# [[#INTEGRATION|INTEGRATION]]: Generate and execute a release contract for each desired change.
# [[#RELEASE|RELEASE]]: Execute the [[Software ECO process]] to deliver the release.

Revision as of 23:48, 30 June 2008

We make changes to our software for many reasons; however, we make scheduled (major) releases in order to deliver significant changes to our downstream clients. Major releases may include interface-breaking changes. They are different from unscheduled (minor) releases in that they contain larger and more thoroughly planned changes.

Process Overview

  1. OBJECTIVES: Choose a target month. Solicit goals and priorities for the release. Propose ends and means.
  2. DEVELOPMENT: Generate changes which may help to meet the new goals.
  3. INTEGRATION: Generate and execute a release contract for each desired change.
  4. RELEASE: Execute the Software ECO process to deliver the release.