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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).
    * Full API review of Phonon and Solid (Oslo meeting)
     
    == 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 and Accessibility Review ==
    '''Date:''' 8 May 2007
     
    '''Goals:'''
    * Application Usability Review
    * Application Accessibility 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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