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KDE 4.0 Release Roadmap

Milestone: Subsystem Freeze

Date: 1 April 2007

Goals:

From this date forward, no major KDE subsystem can be committed to kdelibs.
The location of all classes are fixed within kdelibs.
Trunk is expected to contain KDE4 code only now. This effectively means that all scripts processing translations for KDE3 in trunk will cease.
Extragear applications that want to release based on KDE3 are expected to move to /branches/stable and work from there.
The buildsystem requirements are fixed; i.e, must not require a version of cmake greater than 2.4.5.

Milestone: kdelibs Hackathon Week

Start: 15 Apr 2007 (estimated) End: 21 Apr 2007 Duration: 1 week

Goals:

kdelibs polishing and fine-tuning.
Developer meeting (possible, planning TBD).

Milestone: Alpha Release + kdelibs soft API Freeze

Date: 1 May 2007

Goals:

Qt 4.3 is required from here until release.
The kdelibs API is frozen. This means that the classes and interfaces are not allowed to change, except with permission of the core developers.
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.

NOTE: all affected modules must continue to compile and work as expected.

Milestone: Usability Review

Date: 8 May 2007

Goals:

Application Usability Review
Continues until the start of the Beta Cycle

Milestone: Feature Freeze

Date: 1 June 2007

Goals:

The KDE main modules are frozen for new features.
No new features are allowed, the focus is on stabilizing the applications and fixing all bugs.
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.

Milestone: Beta Cycle, Full kdelibs API Freeze

Start: 25 June 2007 End: 24 September 2007 Duration: 3 months (estimated)

Goals:

From this date forward, a Beta Version will be published every month until most grave bugs are resolved.
The kdelibs API is now frozen solid.
Translations are included starting with the second Beta, thus beginning a string freeze. Exceptions can be requested on the kde-i18n mailinglist.

Milestone: Release Candidate Cycle

Start: 25 September 2007 End: 22 October 2007 Duration: 4 weeks (estimated)

Goals:

From this date forward, a Release Candidate will be released every two weeks until *all* grave bugs are resolved.
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.
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.

Milestone: KDE 4.0 Released

Date: 23 October 2007

Goals:

* This date is based on an estimated 3 Beta's and 2 Release Candidates.

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 '''Goals:'''
- * From this date forward, no major KDE subsystem can be committed to kdelibs.
+* From this date forward, no major KDE subsystem can be committed to kdelibs.
- * The location of all classes are fixed within kdelibs
+* The location of all classes are fixed within kdelibs.
- * Trunk is expected to contain KDE4 code only now. This effectively means
+* Trunk is expected to contain KDE4 code only now. This effectively means that all scripts processing translations for KDE3 in trunk will cease.
-   that all scripts processing translations for KDE3 in trunk will cease.
+* Extragear applications that want to release based on KDE3 are expected to move to /branches/stable and work from there.
- * Extragear applications that want to release based on KDE3 are expected
+* The buildsystem requirements are fixed; i.e, must not require a version of cmake greater than 2.4.5.
-   to move to /branches/stable and work from there.
- * The buildsystem requirements are fixed; i.e, must not require a
+== Milestone: kdelibs Hackathon Week ==
-   version of cmake greater than 2.4.5.
+'''Start:''' 15 Apr 2007 (estimated)  '''End:''' 21 Apr 2007  '''Duration:''' 1 week
+'''Goals:'''
+* kdelibs polishing and fine-tuning.
+* Developer meeting (possible, planning TBD).
 == Milestone: Alpha Release + kdelibs soft API Freeze ==
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 '''Goals:'''
- * Qt 4.3 is required from here until release.
+* Qt 4.3 is required from here until release.
- * The kdelibs API is frozen. This means that the classes and interfaces are
+* The kdelibs API is frozen. This means that the classes and interfaces are not allowed to change, except with permission of the core developers.
-   not allowed to change, except with permission of the core developers.
+* 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.
- * To make an API change, post a kdelibs API exception request to the
+''NOTE:'' all affected modules must continue to compile and work as expected.
-   kde-core-devel mailinglist with an explanation and the code. If there
-   are no objections after a week, the change can be committed.
-   NOTE: all affected modules must continue to compile and work as expected.
 == Milestone: Usability Review ==
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 '''Goals:'''
- * The KDE main modules are frozen for new features.
+* The KDE main modules are frozen for new features.
- * No new features are allowed, the focus is on stabilizing the applications
+* No new features are allowed, the focus is on stabilizing the applications and fixing all bugs.
-   and fixing all bugs.
+* 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.
- * 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.
 == Milestone: Beta Cycle, Full kdelibs API Freeze ==
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 '''Goals:'''
- * From this date forward, a Beta Version will be published every month
+* From this date forward, a Beta Version will be published every month until most grave bugs are resolved.
-   until most grave bugs are resolved.
+* The kdelibs API is now frozen solid.
- * The kdelibs API is now frozen solid.
+* Translations are included starting with the second Beta, thus beginning a string freeze. Exceptions can be requested on the kde-i18n mailinglist.
- * Translations are included starting with the second Beta, thus beginning
-   a string freeze. Exceptions can be requested on the kde-i18n mailinglist.
 == Milestone: Release Candidate Cycle ==
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 '''Goals:'''
- * From this date forward, a Release Candidate will be released every
+* From this date forward, a Release Candidate will be released every two weeks until *all* grave bugs are resolved.
-   two weeks until *all* grave bugs are resolved.
+* 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.
- * After the first Release Candidate there is a total release freeze.
+* 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.
-   This means only regressions (breakage caused due to the KDE4 port)
-   or grave bugs can be fixed, but nothing else.
- * 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.
 == Milestone: KDE 4.0 Released ==