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    == Members ==
    == 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.
    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 ==
    == 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 4.1 branch is in bugfixing mode, preparing for 4.1.3 to be tagged by the end of October 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 4.2.0 expected in Jan 2009
     
    * [[Projects/Release_Team/Release_Process_Responsibilities | Release Process Responsibilities]]
    * The old [[Projects/Release_Team/Release_Process | Release Process]] page


    == Module Coordinators ==
    == Module Coordinators ==
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    ! Module !! Description !! Release Coordinator
    ! Module !! Description !! Release Coordinator
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    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdelibs kdelibs] || KDE foundational libraries || help wanted
    | [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdelibs kdelibs] || KDE4-era foundational libraries || [mailto:faure@kde.org David Faure]
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/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:ogoffart@kde.org Olivier Goffart]
    |- valign=top
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    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdebase/workspace kdebase-workspace] || the UNIX/Linux desktop shell || help wanted
    | [https://projects.kde.org/projects/frameworks KDE Frameworks] || Qt5-based modern libraries || [mailto:[email protected] David Faure]
    |- valign=top
    |- 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/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 || help wanted
    |- valign=top
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdeaccessibility kdeaccessibility] || Accessibility applications || [mailto:[email protected] Gunnar Schmi Dt]
    | [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
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdeartwork kdeartwork] || Additional icons, styles, etc. || [mailto:riccardo@kde.org Riccardo Iaconelli]
    | [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/applications/kate kate] || The KDE editor || [mailto:cullmann@kde.org Christoph Cullmann]
    |- valign=top
    |- 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
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdeedu kdeedu] || Applications with educational content ||[mailto:[email protected] Anne-Marie Mahfouf]
    | [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeaccessibility kdeaccessibility] || Accessibility applications || help wanted
    |- valign=top
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdegames kdegames] || Entertainment || [mailto:[email protected] Matt Williams]
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdeartwork kdeartwork] [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kde-wallpapers kde-wallpapers] [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kde-base-artwork kde-base-artwork] || Additional icons, styles, etc. || help wanted
    |- valign=top
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdegraphics kdegraphics] || Graphics viewing and editing || [mailto:[email protected] Aaron Seigo]
    | [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeadmin kdeadmin] || Tools for system administration || help wanted
    |- valign=top
    |- 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:aleixpol@kde.org Aleix Pol Gonzalez]
    |- valign=top
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdenetwork kdenetwork] || Network-centric apps (IM, remote desktop, etc) || [mailto:[email protected] Urs Wolfer]
    | [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdegames kdegames] || Entertainment || help wanted
    |- valign=top
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdepim kdepim] || Groupware || [mailto:[email protected] Allen Winter]
    | [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdegraphics kdegraphics] || Graphics viewing and editing || help wanted
    |- valign=top
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdeplasma-addons kdeplasma-addons] || Plasma applets || [mailto:[email protected] Aaron Seigo]
    | [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdemultimedia kdemultimedia] || Audio and video applications || help wanted
    |- valign=top
    |- 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
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    | [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, libs, runtime, etc || [mailto:mail@sandroknauss.de Sandro Knauß]
    |- valign=top
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdetoys kdetoys] || Fun distractions || [mailto:[email protected] Stefan Böhmann]
    | [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons kdeplasma-addons] || Plasma applets || help wanted
    |- valign=top
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdeutils kdeutils] || Miscellaneous utilities || [mailto:[email protected] Friedrich W. H. Kossebau]
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/kdereview kdereview] || Staging area ||  
    help wanted
    |- valign=top
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdevplatform kdevplatform] || KDE Development Applications Platform libraries || [mailto:[email protected] Andreas Pakulat]
    | [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdesdk kdesdk] || Tools for software development || help wanted
    |- valign=top
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdevelop kdevelop] || KDE IDE || [mailto:[email protected] Andreas Pakulat]
    | [https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeutils kdeutils] || Miscellaneous utilities || help wanted
    |- valign=top
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdewebdev kdewebdev] || Web development tool suite || [mailto:[email protected] Andras Mantia]
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdewebdev kdewebdev] || Web development tool suite || help wanted
    |- valign=top
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/extragear extragear] || Extragear || [mailto:[email protected] Helio Chissini de Castro]
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/extragear extragear] || Extragear || help wanted
    |- valign=top
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/l10n-kde4 l10n-kde4] || Localization || [mailto:[email protected] Albert Astals Cid]
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/l10n-kde4 l10n-kde4] || Localization (also kf5) || [mailto:[email protected] Albert Astals Cid]
    |- valign=top
    |- valign=top
    | [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/koffice koffice] || KOffice || [mailto:[email protected] Cyrille Berger]
    | [https://projects.kde.org/projects/calligra calligra] || Calligra Office Suite || [mailto:[email protected] Cyrille Berger]
    |}
    |}

    Revision as of 22:18, 30 September 2015

    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

    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 KDE4-era foundational libraries David Faure
    KDE Frameworks Qt5-based modern libraries David Faure
    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 help wanted
    kde-baseapps Essential apps needed to complement a desktop shell for basic functionality (web browser, file manager, ...) help wanted
    kate The KDE editor Christoph Cullmann
    konsole The KDE Console Kurt Hindenburg
    kdeaccessibility Accessibility applications help wanted
    kdeartwork kde-wallpapers kde-base-artwork Additional icons, styles, etc. help wanted
    kdeadmin Tools for system administration help wanted
    kdeedu Applications with educational content Aleix Pol Gonzalez
    kdegames Entertainment help wanted
    kdegraphics Graphics viewing and editing help wanted
    kdemultimedia Audio and video applications help wanted
    kdenetwork Network-centric apps (IM, remote desktop, etc) Urs Wolfer
    kdepim Groupware, libs, runtime, etc Sandro Knauß
    kdeplasma-addons Plasma applets help wanted
    kdereview Staging area

    help wanted

    kdesdk Tools for software development help wanted
    kdeutils Miscellaneous utilities help wanted
    kdewebdev Web development tool suite help wanted
    extragear Extragear help wanted
    l10n-kde4 Localization (also kf5) Albert Astals Cid
    calligra Calligra Office Suite Cyrille Berger