3.0 release timeline proposal

[Matt Caswell]

Not much feedback, so I'm assuming everyone is ok with this proposal.

I'm going to start a vote soon with this wording:

"Update the release strategy to the text shown here:
https://github.com/openssl/web/pull/154/commits/959153c7e62865beae9f24364f1c971b149f477a"



Matt




On 07/01/2020 16:54, Matt Caswell wrote:
> I converted this proposal into a PR to amend the release strategy.
> Please see:
> 
> https://github.com/openssl/web/pull/154
> 
> Matt
> 
> 
> On 07/01/2020 11:13, Matt Caswell wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> Myself, Paul, Shane, Richard and Nicola had a conf call today to discuss
>> the outstanding tasks and effort required to get us to a final release.
>>
>> We've previously said this about that timeline:
>>
>> "We are now not expecting code completion to occur until the end of Q2
>> 2020 with a final release in early Q4 2020."
>> (https://www.openssl.org/blog/blog/2019/11/07/3.0-update/)
>>
>>
>> With that in mind we came up with the following proposal for a release
>> timetable which we think is a challenging but achievable timeline:
>>
>> alpha1, 2020-03-31: Basic functionality plus basic FIPS module
>> alpha2, 2020-04-21: Complete external provider support (serialization,
>> support for new algs, support for providers which only include
>> operations in a class)
>> alpha3, 2020-05-21: Almost there (aiming to test the API completeness
>> before beta1 freezes it)
>> beta1, 2020-06-02: Code complete (API stable, feature freeze)
>> betaN: Other beta TBD
>> Final: 2020 early Q4
>>
>> The idea here is to set some intermediate deadlines to focus attention
>> on the final remaining tasks, with a series of 3 alphas prior to the
>> first beta release where each alpha release comes approximately every 3
>> weeks. We can have some flexibility to adjust this timetable if we think
>> it is necessary (such as by including an additional alpha release if
>> required).
>>
>> Please let me know your thoughts. This would probably need to go to an
>> OMC vote to get approved.
>>
>> Matt
>>