=encoding utf8
+=head1 NAME
+
+release_schedule - Perl 5 release schedule
+
=head1 STABLE RELEASE SCHEDULE
This schedule lists the projected or historical development and
release schedules for the next, current and previous stable versions
-of Perl. Dates with all question marks will only be releases if
+of Perl. Dates with two or more question marks will only be releases if
deemed necessary by the Pumpking.
-=head2 Perl 5.16
-
-Code freezes (which happen in the 5.15.X series)
-
- 2011-12-20 5.15.6 Contentious changes freeze
- 2012-02-20 5.15.8 User-visible changes freeze
- 2012-03-20 5.15.9 Full code freeze
+=head2 Perl 5.26
-Release schedule (with release manager):
+Code freezes (which happen in the 5.25.X series)
- 2012-04-01 5.16.0-RC0 Jesse Vincent?
- ...(interim RC releases)...
- 2012-05-16 5.16.0 (final) Jesse Vincent
+ 2016-12-20 5.25.8 Contentious changes freeze
+ 2017-01-20 5.25.9 User-visible changes freeze
+ 2017-02-20 5.25.10 Full code freeze
+ 2017-04-20 5.26.0 Stable release!
-=head2 Perl 5.14
+=head2 Perl 5.24
-Release schedule (with release managers):
+ 2016-05-09 5.24.0 ✓ Ricardo Signes
+ 2016-07-?? 5.24.1 ??
- 2011-05-14 5.14.0 (final) Jesse Vincent
- 2011-06-16 5.14.1 Jesse Vincent
- 2011-09-14 5.14.2 ??
- 2011-12-14 5.14.3 ??
- ????-??-?? 5.14.4 ??
+=head2 Perl 5.22
-=head2 Perl 5.12
-
-Release schedule (with release managers):
-
- 2010-04-12 5.12.0 Jesse Vincent
- 2010-05-16 5.12.1 Jesse Vincent
- 2010-09-06 5.12.2 Jesse Vincent
- 2011-01-21 5.12.3 Ricardo Signes
- 2011-06-20 5.12.4 Leon Brocard
- ????-??-?? 5.12.5 ??
+ 2015-06-01 5.22.0 ✓ Ricardo Signes
+ 2015-12-13 5.22.1 ✓ Steve Hay
+ 2016-04-29 5.22.2 ✓ Steve Hay
+ 2016-??-?? 5.22.3 ??
=head1 DEVELOPMENT RELEASE SCHEDULE
This schedule lists the release engineers for at least the next
-four months of releases of bleadperl. If there are fewer than
+four months of releases of bleadperl. If there are fewer than
four months listed as you make a release, it's important
that you extend the schedule AND B<identify the next release engineer>.
the next four releases. If a stable version of Perl is released,
you should reset the version numbers to the next blead series.
-=head2 Perl 5.15
+=head2 Perl 5.25
-Release schedule (with release managers and code freeze points):
+ 2016-04-08 5.25.0 ✓ Ricardo Signes
+ 2016-05-20 5.25.1 ✓ Sawyer X
+ 2016-06-20 5.25.2 ✓ Matthew Horsfall
+ 2016-07-20 5.25.3 Steve Hay
+ 2016-08-20 5.25.4 BinGOs
+ 2016-09-20 5.25.5 Stevan Little
+ 2016-10-20 5.25.6 Sawyer X
+ 2016-11-20 5.25.7 Aaron Crane
+ 2016-12-20 5.25.8 ?
+ 2017-01-20 5.25.9 Abigail
+ 2017-02-20 5.25.10 Renée Bäcker
- 2011-06-20 5.15.0 David Golden
- 2011-07-20 5.15.1 Zefram
- 2011-08-20 5.15.2 Ricardo Signes
- 2011-09-20 5.15.3 Florian Ragwitz
- 2011-10-20 5.15.4 Stevan Little
- 2011-11-20 5.15.5 ???
- 2011-12-20 5.15.6 ??? (Contentious code freeze)
- 2012-01-20 5.15.7 ???
- 2012-02-20 5.15.8 ??? (User-visible code freeze)
- 2012-03-20 5.15.9 ??? (Full code freeze)
+(RC0 for 5.26.0 will be released once we think that all the blockers have been
+addressed. This typically means some time in April or May.)
=head1 VICTIMS
(Please do not add any names to this list without prior
consent of the Pumpking.)
-Jesse Vincent <jesse@cpan.org>
-Leon Brocard <acme@astray.com>
-Yves Orton <demerphq@gmail.com>
-Ricardo Signes <rjbs@cpan.org>
-Steve Hay <steve.m.hay@googlemail.com>
-Ask Bjørn Hansen <ask@perl.org>
-David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org>
-Philippe Bruhat <book@cpan.org>
-Matt Trout <mst@shadowcat.co.uk>
-Florian Ragwitz <rafl@debian.org>
-Tatsuhiko Miyagawa <miyagawa@bulknews.net>
-Chris Williams <bingos@cpan.org>
-Zefram <zefram@fysh.org>
-Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avar@cpan.org>
-Stevan Little <stevan.little@iinteractive.com>
-
-=head2 Reticent victims
-
-These folks have said that they'd be willing to release Perl but would
-prefer that others have the opportunity before they pitch in:
-
-(none at this time)
+ Abigail <abigail@abigail.be>
+ Aristotle Pagaltzis <pagaltzis@gmx.de>
+ Ask Bjørn Hansen <ask@perl.org>
+ Chris Williams <bingos@cpan.org>
+ Dave Cross <dave@perlhacks.com>
+ Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>
+ David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org>
+ Florian Ragwitz <rafl@debian.org>
+ Jesse Luehrs <doy@cpan.org>
+ Jesse Vincent <jesse@cpan.org>
+ Leon Brocard <acme@astray.com>
+ Matt Trout <mst@shadowcat.co.uk>
+ Matthew Horsfall <wolfsage@gmail.com>
+ Max Maischein <corion@cpan.org>
+ Peter Martini <petercmartini@gmail.com>
+ Philippe Bruhat <book@cpan.org>
+ Ricardo Signes <rjbs@cpan.org>
+ Stevan Little <stevan@cpan.org>
+ Steve Hay <steve.m.hay@googlemail.com>
+ Tatsuhiko Miyagawa <miyagawa@bulknews.net>
+ Tony Cook <tony@develop-help.com>
+ Yves Orton <demerphq@gmail.com>
+ Zefram <zefram@fysh.org>
+ Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avar@cpan.org>
=head1 AUTHOR