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You can also add http://www.kde.org/releaseschedule.ics as remote calendar to korganizer so you always have the release schedule near you.
You can also add http://www.kde.org/releaseschedule.ics as remote calendar to korganizer so you always have the release schedule near you.


=== Wednesday, October 29, 2013: KDE Applications 14.12 Message Freeze ===
=== Wednesday, October 29, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Message Freeze ===
All translated messages (GUI strings) are frozen on this date. Only previously untranslated strings or clear errors in strings can be fixed. No major new strings changes should be done. You cannot add new strings, if you really need one ask kde-i18n-doc for an exception. It is ok to remove strings.
All translated messages (GUI strings) are frozen on this date. Only previously untranslated strings or clear errors in strings can be fixed. No major new strings changes should be done. You cannot add new strings, if you really need one ask kde-i18n-doc for an exception. It is ok to remove strings.


=== Wednesday, October 29, 2013: KDE Applications 14.12 API Freeze ===
=== Wednesday, October 29, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 API Freeze ===
To allow the bindings people to have proper time to do their work in preparation to the final release, the API should now be  fixed. Changing API is allowed, but commits have to be cc'ed to the kde-bindings mailinglist. This is including older APIs and newly introduced libraries/APIs.
To allow the bindings people to have proper time to do their work in preparation to the final release, the API should now be  fixed. Changing API is allowed, but commits have to be cc'ed to the kde-bindings mailinglist. This is including older APIs and newly introduced libraries/APIs.


=== Wednesday, October 29, 2013: KDE Applications 14.12 Dependency Freeze ===
=== Wednesday, October 29, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Dependency Freeze ===
From this moment on it is not allowed to add new dependencies or bump dependencies versions. It is possible to get an exception for this. Post the patch to reviewboard and add the release-team as reviewer. We will check if the dependency is needed and is available on all platforms.
From this moment on it is not allowed to add new dependencies or bump dependencies versions. It is possible to get an exception for this. Post the patch to reviewboard and add the release-team as reviewer. We will check if the dependency is needed and is available on all platforms.


In other words: If you have a feature that requires a new dependency or a version of a dependency that is higher than currently checked for in the build system, you need to have committed this change before this date.
In other words: If you have a feature that requires a new dependency or a version of a dependency that is higher than currently checked for in the build system, you need to have committed this change before this date.


=== Wednesday, October 29, 2013: KDE Applications 14.12 Feature Freeze ===
=== Wednesday, October 29, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Feature Freeze ===
Trunk is frozen for all feature commits. Only bug fixes are allowed.
Trunk is frozen for all feature commits. Only bug fixes are allowed.


=== Wednesday, October 29, 2013: KDE Applications 14.12 Artwork and Bindings Freeze ===
=== Wednesday, October 29, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Artwork and Bindings Freeze ===
All artwork is frozen on this date. No new artwork should be added. Existing artwork can continue to be tweaked and fixed.
All artwork is frozen on this date. No new artwork should be added. Existing artwork can continue to be tweaked and fixed.


No new additions to the language bindings, except optional bindings as permitting by the kde-bindings team.
No new additions to the language bindings, except optional bindings as permitting by the kde-bindings team.


=== Wednesday, November 5, 2013: KDE Applications 14.12 Beta 1 Tagging and Release ===
=== Wednesday, November 5, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Beta 1 Tagging and Release ===
Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released
Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released


=== Wednesday, November 12, 2013: KDE Applications 14.12 Beta 2 Tagging and Release ===
=== Wednesday, November 12, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Beta 2 Tagging and Release ===
Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released
Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released


=== Wednesday, November 19, 2013: KDE Applications 14.12 Documentation Freeze ===
=== Wednesday, November 19, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Documentation Freeze ===
No more changes to documentation or handbooks after this date. For typos, spelling and simple grammar changes you have to mail kde-i18n-doc for approval.
No more changes to documentation or handbooks after this date. For typos, spelling and simple grammar changes you have to mail kde-i18n-doc for approval.


=== Wednesday, November 19, 2013: KDE Applications 14.12 Beta 3 Tagging and Release ===
=== Wednesday, November 19, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Beta 3 Tagging and Release ===
Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released
Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released


=== Wednesday, November 26, 2013: KDE Applications 14.12 Release Candidate Tagging and Release ===
=== Wednesday, November 26, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Release Candidate Tagging and Release ===
The release candidate is tagged from the branch. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released
The release candidate is tagged from the branch. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released


=== Wednesday, December 10, 2013: KDE Applications 14.12 Final Tag ===
=== Wednesday, December 10, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Final Tag ===
The branch is frozen for final release tagging. Only urgent fixes, such as those fixing compilation errors, should be committed.  
The branch is frozen for final release tagging. Only urgent fixes, such as those fixing compilation errors, should be committed.  


=== Wednesday, December 17, 2013: KDE Applications 14.12 Release ===
=== Wednesday, December 17, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Release ===
Final release is released for general consumption.
Final release is released for general consumption.


=== Thursday, January 8, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12.1 tagging ===
=== Thursday, January 8, 2015: KDE Applications 14.12.1 tagging ===
Minor release is tagged and made available to the packagers.
Minor release is tagged and made available to the packagers.


=== Tuesday, January 13 2014: KDE Applications 14.12.1 release ===
=== Tuesday, January 13 2015: KDE Applications 14.12.1 release ===
Minor release is released to the public.
Minor release is released to the public.


=== Thursday, January 29, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12.2 tagging ===
=== Thursday, January 29, 2015: KDE Applications 14.12.2 tagging ===
Minor release is tagged and made available to the packagers.
Minor release is tagged and made available to the packagers.


=== Tuesday, February 3, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12.2 release ===
=== Tuesday, February 3, 2015: KDE Applications 14.12.2 release ===
Minor release is released to the public.
Minor release is released to the public.


=== Thursday, February 26, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12.3 tagging ===
=== Thursday, February 26, 2015: KDE Applications 14.12.3 tagging ===
Minor release is tagged and made available to the packagers.
Minor release is tagged and made available to the packagers.


=== Tuesday, March 3, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12.3 release ===
=== Tuesday, March 3, 2015: KDE Applications 14.12.3 release ===
Minor release is released to the public.
Minor release is released to the public.

Revision as of 11:50, 13 September 2014

THIS IS WORK IN PROGRESS

All deadlines are due 23:59 UTC, but if you need a few more hours, notify someone from the release team.

You can also add http://www.kde.org/releaseschedule.ics as remote calendar to korganizer so you always have the release schedule near you.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Message Freeze

All translated messages (GUI strings) are frozen on this date. Only previously untranslated strings or clear errors in strings can be fixed. No major new strings changes should be done. You cannot add new strings, if you really need one ask kde-i18n-doc for an exception. It is ok to remove strings.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 API Freeze

To allow the bindings people to have proper time to do their work in preparation to the final release, the API should now be fixed. Changing API is allowed, but commits have to be cc'ed to the kde-bindings mailinglist. This is including older APIs and newly introduced libraries/APIs.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Dependency Freeze

From this moment on it is not allowed to add new dependencies or bump dependencies versions. It is possible to get an exception for this. Post the patch to reviewboard and add the release-team as reviewer. We will check if the dependency is needed and is available on all platforms.

In other words: If you have a feature that requires a new dependency or a version of a dependency that is higher than currently checked for in the build system, you need to have committed this change before this date.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Feature Freeze

Trunk is frozen for all feature commits. Only bug fixes are allowed.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Artwork and Bindings Freeze

All artwork is frozen on this date. No new artwork should be added. Existing artwork can continue to be tweaked and fixed.

No new additions to the language bindings, except optional bindings as permitting by the kde-bindings team.

Wednesday, November 5, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Beta 1 Tagging and Release

Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released

Wednesday, November 12, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Beta 2 Tagging and Release

Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released

Wednesday, November 19, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Documentation Freeze

No more changes to documentation or handbooks after this date. For typos, spelling and simple grammar changes you have to mail kde-i18n-doc for approval.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Beta 3 Tagging and Release

Beta is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released

Wednesday, November 26, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Release Candidate Tagging and Release

The release candidate is tagged from the branch. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released

Wednesday, December 10, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Final Tag

The branch is frozen for final release tagging. Only urgent fixes, such as those fixing compilation errors, should be committed.

Wednesday, December 17, 2014: KDE Applications 14.12 Release

Final release is released for general consumption.

Thursday, January 8, 2015: KDE Applications 14.12.1 tagging

Minor release is tagged and made available to the packagers.

Tuesday, January 13 2015: KDE Applications 14.12.1 release

Minor release is released to the public.

Thursday, January 29, 2015: KDE Applications 14.12.2 tagging

Minor release is tagged and made available to the packagers.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015: KDE Applications 14.12.2 release

Minor release is released to the public.

Thursday, February 26, 2015: KDE Applications 14.12.3 tagging

Minor release is tagged and made available to the packagers.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015: KDE Applications 14.12.3 release

Minor release is released to the public.