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Comment: order by release major number

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End 2019 lazy decision to shift release by one month, to avoid end of year period.

Schedule

DescriptionNetBeans 11.1 (in 2019)  
DateDescriptionrelease 11release 12release 13
February 21st

NB <version+1>.0 merge window opens.
(NB <version+1>.0 is consolidation of feature releases, as few new features as possible.)
NetCAT announced and signups begin.
NetCAT test spec review starts.




March 15thFeature freeze. Merge window closes.
Release 		branch <version+1>.0 created and beta build(s) made available.
When Beta 1 is available, NetCAT testing phase starts.


April 30thNetCAT testing ends.
NetCAT community acceptance vote.


May 7thNB <version+1>.0 voting candidate created and release vote commences.


May 15th - 31stNB <version+1>.0 LTS released.

LTS

NetBeans 12.0  (in 2020)

LTS

NetBeans 13.0  (in 2021)

May 21st

NB <version+1>.1 merge window opens.

GOTO 10




July 15thFeature freeze. Merge window closes. Only fixes intended for next release to be merged into master.
Release branch <version>.1 created and beta build(s) made available.  NetCAT lite???


August 7thNB <version>.1 voting candidate created and release vote commences.


August 15th - 31stNetBeans 12.1 (in 2020)NB <version>.1 released.
e.g., https://netbeans.apache.org/download/nb111/nb111.html		NetBeans 11.1 (in 2019) NetBeans 12.1 (in 2020)NetBeans 13.1 (in 2021)
August 21stNB <version>.2 merge window opens.


October 15th

Feature freeze. Merge window closes.
Release branch <version>.2 created and beta build(s) made available.




November 7thNB <version>.2 voting candidate created and release vote commences.November 15th - 30thNetBeans 11.2 (in 2019)NetBeans 11.2  (in 2019)NetBeans 1213.2 (in 2020)
November 15th - 30thNB <version>.2 released.


November 21stNB <version>.3 merge window opens.


January 15th

Feature freeze. Merge window closes.
Release branch <version>.3 created and beta build(s) made available.




February 7thNB <version>.3 voting candidate created and release vote commences.


February 15th - 30th

NetBeans 11.3  (in 2020)
NetBeans 12.3 (in 2021)

NB <version>.3 released.
(Start NetCAT with this release here? Answer: No, for 12.0. Reconsider for 13.0.)		February 21st

NB <version+1>.0 merge window opens.
(NB <version+1>.0 is consolidation of feature releases, as few new features as possible.)
NetCAT announced and signups begin.
NetCAT test spec review starts.

March 15thFeature freeze. Merge window closes.
Release branch <version+1>.0 created and beta build(s) made available.
When Beta 1 is available, NetCAT testing phase starts.		NetBeans 11.3  (in 2020)NetBeans 12.3 (in 2021April 30thNetCAT testing ends.
NetCAT community acceptance vote.		May 7thNB <version+1>.0 voting candidate created and release vote commences.May 15th - 31st

LTS

NetBeans 12.0  (in 2020)		NetBeans 13.0  3 (in 2021)NB <version+1>.0 LTS released.May 21st

NB <version+1>.1 merge window opens.

GOTO 10

NB. The dates here are deliberately mid-month, two weeks after previously suggested.  Because no-one wants to do a release on New Years Eve, and it potentially gives a little more leeway in releasing / testing with JDK releases.

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