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This page contains the planned release schedule for Plasma 5. This schedule is our best guess at this point, in case the quality is not deemed good enough before the final release, it is subject to revision. All deadlines are due midday UTC, but if you need a few more hours, notify someone from the release team.
This page contains the planned release schedule for Plasma 5.  


=== Soft Freeze: Mon, 10th March  ===
[[Schedules/Frameworks|Frameworks]] tags on first Sat of the month and release on following Thursday.
Codebase is closed for new, unplanned features. Only planned features and bugfixes are allowed in past this point.


=== Alpha 1: Tue, 1st April  ===
Plasma tags on Frameworks release Thursdays and release on following Tuesday (with Beta releases two weeks before final).
Alpha1 is tagged from trunk. As soon as the tarballs have been confirmed to build and the Release Team thinks they meet enough quality it will be released


=== Message & Hard Freeze: Thu, 1st May ===
This schedule is our best guess at this point, in case the quality is not deemed good enough before the final release, it is subject to revision.
Codebase is frozen for new features. Only bugfixes are allowed. (Exception: Features in Wayland-only codepaths, decided by Martin Grässlin). All translated messages (GUI strings) are frozen on this date. Only previously untranslated strings or clear errors in strings can be fixed. No major new strings changes should be done. You cannot add new strings, if you really need one ask kde-i18n-doc for an exception. It is ok to remove strings.


=== Beta: Fri, 9 May tagging, Tue 13 May release ===
All deadlines are due '''midday''' UTC, but if you need a few more hours, notify someone from the release team.
Beta is tagged from trunk


=== Beta 2: Thu June 5 tagging, Tue 10 June release ===
Release dude: Jonathan Riddell, Riddell in #plasma on Freenode
Beta is tagged from trunk


=== Release Candidate: Thu 3 July tagging, Tue 8 July release ===
{|class="wikitable"
All artwork is frozen on this date
! Version
! Type
! Date Tars
! Date Release
! Comments
|-
|5.2.95
|Beta
|Thu 2015-04-09
|Tue 2015-04-14
|Message and feature freeze,  Plasma/5.3 branch made
|-
|5.3.0
|Release
|Thu 2015-04-23
|Tue 2015-04-28
|Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please
|-
|5.3.1
|Bugfix
|Thu 2015-05-21
|Tue 2015-05-26
|Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.3 branch
|-
|5.3.2
|Bugfix
|Thu 2015-06-25
|Tue 2015-06-30
|Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.3 branch
|-
|5.3.95
|Beta
|Thu 2015-07-09
|Tue 2015-07-14
|Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.4 branch made
|-
|5.4.0
|Release
|Thu 2015-07-23
|Tue 2015-07-28
|Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please
|}


=== Final Release: Thursday 10 July tagging, Tuesday 15 July release ===
History:
The branch is frozen for final release tagging. Only urgent fixes, such as those fixing compilation errors, should be committed. 5.0 branch is made.


=== Bugfix 1: Thursday 14 August tagging, Tuesday 19 August release ===
{|class="wikitable"
5.0.1 bug fixes and new translations only from 5.0 branch
! Version
 
! Type
=== Bugfix 2: Thursday 11 September tagging, Tuesday 16 September release ===
! Date Tars
5.0.2 bug fixes and new translations only from 5.0 branch
! Date Release
 
! Comments
=== Beta: Thursday 25 September tagging, Tuesday 30 September release ===
|-
5.0.90 from master
|5.0
 
|Release
=== 5.1 Thursday 9 October tagging, Tuesday 15 October release ===
|Thu 2014-07-10
5.1.0 from master, 5.1 branch made
|Tue 2014-07-15
|Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude, Plasma/5.0 branch made
|-
|5.0.1
|Bugfix
|Thu 2014-08-07
|Tue 2014-08-12
|Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.0 branch
|-
|5.0.2
|Bugfix
|Thu 2014-09-11
|Tue 2014-09-16
|Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.0 branch
|-
|5.0.95
|Beta
|Thu 2014-09-25
|Tue 2014-09-30
|Message and feature freeze
|-
|5.1.0
|Release
|Thu 2014-10-09
|Tue 2014-10-14
|Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude, Plasma/5.1 branch made
|-
|5.1.1
|Bugfix
|Thu 2014-11-06
|Tue 2014-11-11
|Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.1 branch
|-
|5.1.2
|Bugfix
|Thu 2014-12-11
|Tue 2014-12-16
|Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.1 branch
|-
|5.1.95
|Beta
|Thu 2015-01-08
|Tue 2015-01-13
|Message, feature and artwork freeze
|-
|5.2.0
|Release
|Thu 2015-01-22
|Tue 2015-01-27
|Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude, Plasma/5.2 branch made
|-
|5.2.1
|Bugfix
|Thu 2015-02-19
|Tue 2015-02-24
|Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.2 branch
|-
|5.2.2
|Bugfix
|Thu 2015-03-19
|Tue 2015-03-24
|Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.2 branch
|-
|5.2.95
|Beta
|Thu 2015-04-09
|Tue 2015-04-14
|Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.3 branch made
|-
|5.3.0
|Release
|Thu 2015-04-23
|Tue 2015-04-28
|Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please
|}

Revision as of 17:22, 24 March 2015

This page contains the planned release schedule for Plasma 5.

Frameworks tags on first Sat of the month and release on following Thursday.

Plasma tags on Frameworks release Thursdays and release on following Tuesday (with Beta releases two weeks before final).

This schedule is our best guess at this point, in case the quality is not deemed good enough before the final release, it is subject to revision.

All deadlines are due midday UTC, but if you need a few more hours, notify someone from the release team.

Release dude: Jonathan Riddell, Riddell in #plasma on Freenode

Version Type Date Tars Date Release Comments
5.2.95 Beta Thu 2015-04-09 Tue 2015-04-14 Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.3 branch made
5.3.0 Release Thu 2015-04-23 Tue 2015-04-28 Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please
5.3.1 Bugfix Thu 2015-05-21 Tue 2015-05-26 Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.3 branch
5.3.2 Bugfix Thu 2015-06-25 Tue 2015-06-30 Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.3 branch
5.3.95 Beta Thu 2015-07-09 Tue 2015-07-14 Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.4 branch made
5.4.0 Release Thu 2015-07-23 Tue 2015-07-28 Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please

History:

Version Type Date Tars Date Release Comments
5.0 Release Thu 2014-07-10 Tue 2014-07-15 Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude, Plasma/5.0 branch made
5.0.1 Bugfix Thu 2014-08-07 Tue 2014-08-12 Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.0 branch
5.0.2 Bugfix Thu 2014-09-11 Tue 2014-09-16 Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.0 branch
5.0.95 Beta Thu 2014-09-25 Tue 2014-09-30 Message and feature freeze
5.1.0 Release Thu 2014-10-09 Tue 2014-10-14 Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude, Plasma/5.1 branch made
5.1.1 Bugfix Thu 2014-11-06 Tue 2014-11-11 Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.1 branch
5.1.2 Bugfix Thu 2014-12-11 Tue 2014-12-16 Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.1 branch
5.1.95 Beta Thu 2015-01-08 Tue 2015-01-13 Message, feature and artwork freeze
5.2.0 Release Thu 2015-01-22 Tue 2015-01-27 Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude, Plasma/5.2 branch made
5.2.1 Bugfix Thu 2015-02-19 Tue 2015-02-24 Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.2 branch
5.2.2 Bugfix Thu 2015-03-19 Tue 2015-03-24 Bug fixes and new translations only from 5.2 branch
5.2.95 Beta Thu 2015-04-09 Tue 2015-04-14 Message and feature freeze, Plasma/5.3 branch made
5.3.0 Release Thu 2015-04-23 Tue 2015-04-28 Final tag, only urgent fixes approved by release dude after tars please
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