Proposing a new release calendar

[Raphaël Gomès]

Since nobody has objected yet to the new release calendar, I'm leaving 
this as a "last call" until Friday 17th included (all timezones).

Thanks,
Raphaël

On 11/22/21 11:34, Raphaël Gomès wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This email is in part prompted by the previous releases' delay, but 
> also by discussions around release timing we've previously had. 6.0 is 
> very likely coming out tomorrow with a delay of 22 days due to a lot 
> of issues with Windows Python 3 support. I was going to propose to 
> move the 6.1 release to March 1st 2022 just this once, but thought 
> about doing this more permanently.
>
> With the relatively limited resources we have and the current calendar 
> including a release that falls right in the middle of summer where 
> activity is lowest and help is less available, I propose that we go 
> back to 3 major releases a year with the following calendar:
>
> Freeze date | Major Release | Minor | Minor | Minor
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Feb 15Â Â Â Â Â  | Mar 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  | Apr 1 | May 1 | Jun 1
> Jun 17 Â Â Â Â  | Jul 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  | Aug 1 | Sep 1 | Oct 1
> Oct 18 Â Â Â Â  | Nov 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  | Dec 1 | Jan 1 | Feb 1
>
> What do you all think?
>
> Raphaël
>
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