THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
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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 RC: Bug fixes only; exceptions are sometimes made for improvements that are important, isolated, and small in terms of code delta
After RC: Bug fixes for important defects only, such as build failures, regressions, or security vulnerabilities
Schedule
Alpha: 21 July 2014 16 July 2014
- 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: 12 August 2014 30 July 2014, 2 weeks later
- The release branch is created
- Release branch commits require approval
- Release manager produces outstanding bug report
- Trunk opens for development toward the next release
Beta 2: 27 August 2014, 2 weeks later
RC: 10 September 2014, 2 weeks later 13 August 2014, 2 weeks later
- Preliminary release notes and documentation are available for review
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