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The KDE Release Team Project Page

Purpose

The purpose of the KDE Release Team is to define and execute the official software releases of KDE.

The Release Team is responsible for setting release schedules for the official KDE releases. This includes release dates, deadlines for individual release steps and restrictions for code changes.

The Release Team coordinates release dates with the marketing and press efforts of KDE.

Members

The Release Team is composed of Module Coordinators, Marketing Team liaison (Jos Poortvliet), and the people who actually do the work of tagging and creating the releases (aacid, tnyblom, winterz).

As is our tradition, decision making is an open and public process and we welcome input from all concerned parties, including our partners, the packagers, and the distros.

Contact

Please contact the Release Team by email or join our public mailing list. The release-team mailinglist is moderated by Richard Moore (IRC: richmoore) and Dirk Müller (IRC: dirk). They will (need to) approve email sent by people not subscribed. In case they miss something (which can always happen as we're all busy people), please ping them on IRC.

Activities

Make sure KDE is in a releasable state when we release it (this depends of course on the individual modules)
Plan and communicate when KDE releases happen, and intermediate steps to get there (betas, rcs, code freeze and unfreezes)
Providing packagers with sufficient information to package and ship KDE (information about dependencies, for example)
Decide on exemptions for the code freezes (often boils down to granting it if the translation team OKs it)
Collecting the set of features for the next release
Take the final decision if a feature enters the release, or not

The Release Process

Release Process Responsibilities
The old Release Process page

Module Coordinators

Functions

Module coordinators perform the following duties:

primary point of contact for the Release Team concerning issues with the module
help determine release schedules
communicate release schedules with the module developers
provide feedback from developers to the Release Team
review new applications for inclusion in the module
review old, unmaintained applications for removal from the modules and help find new maintainers
review external dependencies for the module
help set and review goals for major and feature releases
help with release preparation (eg. update application version numbers)

Coordinator List

Module	Description	Release Coordinator
kdelibs	KDE foundational libraries	David Faure
kdepimlibs	KDE personal information libraries	Allen Winter
kde-runtime	Applications required by KDE apps to function properly at runtime, such as a help browser, framework (e.g. phonon, solid) backends, and certain configuration modules	Olivier Goffart
kde-workspace	the UNIX/Linux desktop shell	Aaron Seigo
kde-baseapps	Essential apps needed to complement a desktop shell for basic functionality (web browser, file manager, ...)	help wanted
nepomuk	Provides Indexing, Desktop Search and other metadata	Vishesh Handa
kate	The KDE editor	Christoph Cullmann
konsole	The KDE Console	Kurt Hindenburg
kdeaccessibility	Accessibility applications	Gunnar Schmi Dt
kdeartwork	Additional icons, styles, etc.	Riccardo Iaconelli
kdeadmin	Tools for system administration	Nicolas Ternisien
kdeedu	Applications with educational content	Anne-Marie Mahfouf
kdegames	Entertainment	Matt Williams
kdegraphics	Graphics viewing and editing	Aaron Seigo
kdemultimedia	Audio and video applications	Harald Sitter
kdenetwork	Network-centric apps (IM, remote desktop, etc)	Urs Wolfer
kdepim	Groupware	Allen Winter
kdeplasma-addons	Plasma applets	Aaron Seigo
kdereview	Staging area	Aaron Seigo
kdesdk	Tools for software development	Friedrich Kossebaum
kdetoys	Fun distractions	Stefan Böhmann
kdeutils	Miscellaneous utilities	Raphael Kubo da Costa
kdewebdev	Web development tool suite	Andras Mantia
extragear	Extragear	Helio Chissini de Castro
l10n-kde4	Localization	Albert Astals Cid
koffice	KOffice	Thomas Zander
calligra	Calligra Office Suite	Cyrille Berger

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 == Members ==
-The Release Team is composed of Module Coordinators, Marketing Team liaison (sebas), and the people who actually do the work of tagging and creating the releases (dirk).
+The Release Team is composed of Module Coordinators, Marketing Team liaison (Jos Poortvliet), and the people who actually do the work of tagging and creating the releases (aacid, tnyblom, winterz).
 As is our tradition, decision making is an open and public process and we welcome input from all concerned parties, including our partners, the packagers, and the distros.
 == Contact ==
-Please contact the Release Team by [mailto:[email protected] email] or join our public [https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/release-team mailing list].
+Please contact the Release Team by [mailto:[email protected] email] or join our public [https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/release-team mailing list]. The release-team mailinglist is moderated by Richard Moore (IRC: richmoore) and Dirk Müller (IRC: dirk). They will (need to) approve email sent by people not subscribed. In case they miss something (which can always happen as we're all busy people), please ping them on IRC.
-== Current Activities ==
+== Activities ==
+* Make sure KDE is in a releasable state when we release it (this depends of course on the individual modules)
+* Plan and communicate when KDE releases happen, and intermediate steps to get there (betas, rcs, code freeze and unfreezes)
+* Providing packagers with sufficient information to package and ship KDE (information about dependencies, for example)
+* Decide on exemptions for the code freezes (often boils down to granting it if the translation team OKs it)
+* Collecting the set of features for the next release
+* Take the final decision if a feature enters the release, or not
-* The 4.0 branch is in bugfixing mode, preparing for 4.0.5 to be tagged by the end of May 2008. Bugfix / translation updates are being shipped on a monthly schedule.
+== The Release Process ==
-* Trunk is open for new features, new strings, bugfixing, and new artwork in preparation for 4.1.0 expected in Jul-Aug 2008
+* [[Projects/Release_Team/Release_Process_Responsibilities | Release Process Responsibilities]]
+* The old [[Projects/Release_Team/Release_Process | Release Process]] page
 == Module Coordinators ==
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 ! Module !! Description !! Release&nbsp;Coordinator
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdelibs kdelibs] || KDE foundational libraries || help wanted
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdelibs kdelibs] || KDE foundational libraries || [mailto:[email protected] David Faure]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdepimlibs kdepimlibs] || KDE personal information libraries || [mailto:[email protected] Allen Winter]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdepimlibs kdepimlibs] || KDE personal information libraries || [mailto:[email protected] Allen Winter]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdebase/runtime kdebase-runtime] ||Applications required by KDE apps to function properly at runtime, such as a help browser, framework (e.g. phonon, solid) backends, and certain configuration modules || [mailto:[email protected] Olivier Goffart]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kde-runtime kde-runtime] ||Applications required by KDE apps to function properly at runtime, such as a help browser, framework (e.g. phonon, solid) backends, and certain configuration modules || [mailto:[email protected] Olivier Goffart]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdebase/workspace kdebase-workspace] || the UNIX/Linux desktop shell || help wanted
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kde-workspace kde-workspace] || the UNIX/Linux desktop shell || [mailto:[email protected] Aaron Seigo]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdebase/apps kdebase-apps] || Essential apps needed to complement a desktop shell for basic functionality (web browser, file manager, ...) || help wanted
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/applications/kde-baseapps kde-baseapps] || Essential apps needed to complement a desktop shell for basic functionality (web browser, file manager, ...) || help wanted
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdeaccessibility kdeaccessibility] || Accessibility applications || [mailto:gunnar@schmi-dt.de Gunnar Schmi Dt]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdelibs/nepomuk-core nepomuk] || Provides Indexing, Desktop Search and other metadata ||  [mailto:me@vhanda.in Vishesh Handa]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdeartwork kdeartwork] || Additional icons, styles, etc. || help wanted
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/applications/kate kate] || The KDE editor ||  [mailto:[email protected] Christoph Cullmann]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdeadmin kdeadmin] || Tools for system administration || [mailto:nicolas.ternisien@gmail.com Nicolas Ternisien]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/applications/konsole konsole] || The KDE Console || [mailto:kurt.hindenburg@gmail.com Kurt Hindenburg]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdeedu kdeedu] || Applications with educational content ||[mailto:annma@kde.org Anne-Marie Mahfouf]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeaccessibility kdeaccessibility] || Accessibility applications || [mailto:gunnar@schmi-dt.de Gunnar Schmi Dt]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdegames kdegames] || Entertainment || [mailto:matt@milliams.com Matt Williams]
+| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdeartwork kdeartwork] || Additional icons, styles, etc. || [mailto:riccardo@kde.org Riccardo Iaconelli]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdegraphics kdegraphics] || Graphics viewing and editing || [mailto:aseigo@kde.org Aaron Seigo]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeadmin kdeadmin] || Tools for system administration || [mailto:nicolas.ternisien@gmail.com Nicolas Ternisien]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdemultimedia kdemultimedia] || Audio and video applications || [mailto:kretz@kde.org Matthias Kretz]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeedu kdeedu] || Applications with educational content ||[mailto:annma@kde.org Anne-Marie Mahfouf]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdenetwork kdenetwork] || Network-centric apps (IM, remote desktop, etc) || [mailto:uwolfer@kde.org Urs Wolfer]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdegames kdegames] || Entertainment || [mailto:matt@milliams.com Matt Williams]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdepim kdepim] || Groupware || [mailto:winter@kde.org Allen Winter]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdegraphics kdegraphics] || Graphics viewing and editing || [mailto:aseigo@kde.org Aaron Seigo]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdeplasma-addons kdeplasma-addons] || Plasma applets || [mailto:aseigo@kde.org Aaron Seigo]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdemultimedia kdemultimedia] || Audio and video applications || [mailto:sitter@kde.org Harald Sitter]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/kdereview kdereview] || Staging area || [mailto:tomalbers@kde.nl Tom Albers]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdenetwork kdenetwork] || Network-centric apps (IM, remote desktop, etc) || [mailto:uwolfer@kde.org Urs Wolfer]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdesdk kdesdk] || Tools for software development || [mailto:mattr@kde.org Matt Rogers]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdepim kdepim] || Groupware || [mailto:winter@kde.org Allen Winter]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdetoys kdetoys] || Fun distractions || [mailto:kde@hilefoks.org Stefan Böhmann]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons kdeplasma-addons] || Plasma applets || [mailto:aseigo@kde.org Aaron Seigo]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdeutils kdeutils] || Miscellaneous utilities || [mailto:kossebau@kde.org Friedrich W. H. Kossebau]
+| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/kdereview kdereview] || Staging area ||
+[mailto:aseigo@kde.org Aaron Seigo]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdevplatform kdevplatform] || KDE Development Applications Platform libraries || [mailto:apaku@gmx.de Andreas Pakulat]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdesdk kdesdk] || Tools for software development || [mailto:kossebau@kde.org Friedrich Kossebaum]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdevelop kdevelop] || KDE IDE || [mailto:apaku@gmx.de Andreas Pakulat]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdetoys kdetoys] || Fun distractions || [mailto:[email protected] Stefan Böhmann]
+|- valign=top
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeutils kdeutils] || Miscellaneous utilities || [mailto:kubito@gmail.com Raphael Kubo da Costa]
 |- valign=top
 | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdewebdev kdewebdev] || Web development tool suite || [mailto:[email protected] Andras Mantia]
@@ Line 88: / Line 99: @@
 | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/l10n-kde4 l10n-kde4] || Localization || [mailto:[email protected] Albert Astals Cid]
 |- valign=top
-| [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/koffice koffice] || KOffice || [mailto:[email protected] Cyrille Berger]
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/koffice koffice] || KOffice || [mailto:[email protected] Thomas Zander]
+|- valign=top
+| [https://projects.kde.org/projects/calligra calligra] || Calligra Office Suite || [mailto:[email protected] Cyrille Berger]
 |}