=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 5.24
-Release schedule (with release manager):
+Code freezes (which happen in the 5.23.X series)
- 2012-04-01 5.16.0-RC0 Jesse Vincent?
- ...(interim RC releases)...
- 2012-05-16 5.16.0 (final) Jesse Vincent
+ 2015-01-20 5.23.7 Contentious changes freeze
+ 2015-02-20 5.23.8 User-visible changes freeze
+ 2015-03-20 5.23.9 Full code freeze
+ 2015-05-20 5.24.0 Stable release!
-=head2 Perl 5.14
+=head2 Perl 5.22
-Release schedule (with release managers):
+ 2015-06-01 5.22.0 ✓ Ricardo Signes
+ 2015-09-?? 5.22.1 Steve Hay
+ 2016-??-?? 5.22.2 Steve Hay
+ 2016-??-?? 5.22.3 ??
- 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 5.20
-=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 ??
+ 2014-05-27 5.20.0 ✓ Ricardo Signes
+ 2014-09-14 5.20.1 ✓ Steve Hay
+ 2015-02-14 5.20.2 ✓ Steve Hay
+ 2015-07-?? 5.20.3 Steve Hay
+ 2016-??-?? 5.20.4 ??
=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 5.23
-Release schedule (with release managers and code freeze points):
+ 2015-06-20 5.23.0 ?
+ 2015-07-20 5.23.1 ?
+ 2015-08-20 5.23.2 ?
+ 2015-09-20 5.23.3 ?
+ 2015-10-20 5.23.4 ?
+ 2015-11-20 5.23.5 ?
+ 2015-12-20 5.23.6 ?
- 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 Steve Hay
- 2011-12-20 5.15.6 Dave Rolsky (Contentious code freeze)
- 2012-01-20 5.15.7 Chris Williams
- 2012-02-20 5.15.8 ??? (User-visible code freeze)
- 2012-03-20 5.15.9 Abigail (Full code freeze)
+(RC0 for 5.24.0 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.)
+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>
-Yves Orton <demerphq@gmail.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.little@iinteractive.com>
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>
+Tony Cook <tony@develop-help.com>
+Yves Orton <demerphq@gmail.com>
Zefram <zefram@fysh.org>
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avar@cpan.org>
-Stevan Little <stevan.little@iinteractive.com>
-Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>
-Abigail <abigail@abigail.be>
-
-=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)
=head1 AUTHOR