On 10.12.2019 at 06:45, Jan Ehrhardt wrote:
> Right now we have this cyclus:
>
> Week 1: 7.3.x RC1
> Week 2: 7.4.x RC1
> Week 3: 7.3.x Release, maybe 7.2.x Release
> Week 4: 7.4.x Release
> Week 5: 7.3.x+1 RC1
> etc etc
>
> Wouldn't it be better to sync our watches and release new versions of
> PHP 7.4, 7.3 and possibly 7.2 at the same date, every 4 weeks?
Yes, of course. :)
> This can be done by delaying the 7.3 and 7.2 release cycles with one
> week. Proposal:
>
> 1. Tag PHP 7.3.14RC1 on Tuesday Jan 7, Release on Thursday Jan 9
> 2. Tag PHP 7.3.14 on Tuesday Jan 21, Release on Thursday Jan 23
> 3. Tag PHP 7.2.27 (if any) on Jan 21, Release on Jan 23
>
> Small changes would be needed to
> https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php
>
> Let us give the 7.3 RMs a New Years Eve
We're planning to shorten the RC phase of 7.4.1 by one week, so that
7.2.26, 7.3.13 and 7.4.1 will be released on December, 19th. If we
would postpone by a week, we'd have to release these on December, 26th,
which doesn't look appealing, neither for RMs nor for users.
Thanks,
Christoph
