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| = KDE 4.0 Release Roadmap =
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| == Milestone: Subsystem Freeze ==
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| '''Date:''' 2 April 2007
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| '''Goals:'''
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| * After this date forward, no major KDE subsystem can be committed to kdelibs.
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| * The location of all classes are fixed within kdelibs.
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| * Trunk is expected to contain KDE4 code only now. This effectively means that all scripts processing translations for KDE3 in trunk will cease.
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| * Extragear applications that want to release based on KDE3 are expected to move to /branches/stable and work from there.
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| * The buildsystem requirements are fixed; i.e, must not require a version of cmake greater than 2.4.5.
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| * Qt 4.3 is required from here until release.
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| * '''31 March - 2 April''' is ''Big Changes 3-Day Weekend'' to make the final set of big changes.
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| == Milestone: kdelibs Hackathon Week ==
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| '''Start:''' 15 Apr 2007 (estimated) '''End:''' 21 Apr 2007 '''Duration:''' 1 week
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| '''Goals:'''
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| * kdelibs polishing and fine-tuning.
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| * Developer meeting (possible, planning TBD).
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| * Full API review of Phonon and Solid (Oslo meeting)
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| == Milestone: kdelibs Soft API Freeze ==
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| '''Date:''' 1 May 2007
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| '''Goals:'''
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| * The kdelibs API is frozen. This means that the classes and interfaces are not allowed to change, except with permission of the core developers.
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| * To make an API change, post a kdelibs API exception request to the kde-core-devel mailinglist with an explanation and the code. If there are no objections after a week, the change can be committed.
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| ''NOTE:'' all affected modules must continue to compile and work as expected.
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| == Milestone: Alpha Release Tagged ==
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| '''Date:''' 3 May 2007
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| The Alpha will be source only -- without translations.
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| == Milestone: New Application Freeze and Usability and Accessibility Review ==
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| '''Date:''' 8 May 2007
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| '''Goals:'''
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| * ''All'' applications expected to be released with KDE 4.0 must:
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| ** use the new cmake buildsystem
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| ** compile with Qt4.3 and {{module|kdelibs 4.0}}. (Using Q3Support and/or kde3support is ok, though not desired)
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| ** have a handbook (that at least describes what the application does)
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| * New applications must be committed into {{module|kdereview}} for review
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| * Resurrected applications must be committed back into their KDE main module
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| * Start Application Usability and Accessibility Review continuing until the start of the Beta Cycle
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| == Milestone: Module Freeze ==
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| '''Date:''' 1 June 2007
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| '''Goals:'''
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| * Any new application from {{module|kdereview}} must be in place in its KDE main module.
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| * The KDE main modules are frozen for new applications.
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| * The main module maintainers must indicate if they will follow the release schedule or will divert and not be released together with KDE 4.0.
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| == Milestone: Artwork Freeze ==
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| '''Start:''' 13 June 2007 (tentative)
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| '''Goals:'''
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| * Last chance to commit a new (excluding oxygen) style or theme into kdeartwork.
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| * The work does not need to be 100% complete at this time, but it must be nearing completion so it can be reviewed and beta-tested.
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| == Milestone: Alpha2 Release ==
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| '''Date:''' 27 June 2007
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| '''Goals:'''
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| * The Alpha2 Release will be source only -- without translations.
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| * The tagging will occur on this date, with the actual release occurring soon after.
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| == Milestone: Core Library API Freeze ==
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| '''Date:''' 24 July 2007
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| '''Goals:'''
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| * The core library APIs are frozen solid. The core libraries include those in the kdesupport, kdelibs, and kdepimlibs modules.
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| == Milestone: Beta Cycle ==
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| '''Start:''' 25 July 2007
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| '''End:''' 23 October 2007
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| '''Duration:''' 3 months (estimated)
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| '''Goals:'''
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| * From this date forward, a Beta Release will be published every month until most grave bugs are resolved. The actual release of the Betas will occur soon after the tagging.
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| * Starting after the second Beta (30 August):
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| ** application feature freeze commences: focus shifts to stabilizing the applications, fixing bugs, and improving art and documentation.
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| * The Beta Cycle will continue until the critical products are determined to be functional (the "minimum requirements"). The progress can be seen at [http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.0_Release_Beta_Goals this page]
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| == Milestone: Release Candidate Cycle ==
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| '''Start:''' 24 October 2007
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| '''End:''' 4 December 2007
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| '''Duration:''' 6 weeks (estimated)
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| '''Goals:'''
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| * From this date forward, a Release Candidate will be released every three weeks until *all* grave bugs are resolved.
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| * After the first Release Candidate there is a total release freeze. This means only regressions (breakage caused due to the KDE4 port) or grave bugs can be fixed, but nothing else.
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| * With the first Release Candidate, a list of languages which will be included with the KDE 4.0 release will be made available, based on the usual rules.
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| == Milestone: KDE 4.0.0 Tagged ==
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| '''Date:''' 4 January 2008
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| '''Goals:'''
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| *This date is based on an estimated 3 Beta's and 2 Release Candidates.
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