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• Trunk open to Alpha: Developers work at their own discretion
• Alpha to Beta: Major features, improvements, or refactorings need discussion before they can go in; bug fixes are unencumbered
• Beta to RC1: Bug fixes only; exceptions are sometimes made for important improvements that are isolated and small in terms of code delta
• After RC1: Bug fixes for important defects only, such as build failures, regressions, or security vulnerabilitities

Schedule

Alpha: 12 19 February

• Major feature integration ends; with approval, certain less disruptive features can be committed
• Trunk remains open for bug fixing
• The alpha release tests the release process after the introduction of major features

Beta: 26 February5 March, 2 weeks later

• The release branch is created
• Release branch commits require approval
• Trunk opens for development toward the next release

RC1: 12 March, 2 weeks 1 week later

• Documentation is staged for release
• Preliminary release notes and documentation are available for review
• Release manager produces outstanding bug report
• Only important defects are considered for inclusion

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