Proposing a new release calendar

[Julien Cristau]

On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 11:34:19AM +0100, 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?
> 
Is Jan 1 a good choice there, for even a minor release?  That seems
likely to either slip or ruin somebody's holidays...

Cheers,
Julien