For those project teams that are participating in the
Photon Simultaneous Release, please pay attention to these
dates.
December 15/2017 - Opt-in deadline
January 22/2018 - Non participating projects will be
disabled from the build
February 16/2018 - CQ Submission deadline (specify
that the CQ is required for Photon)
May 25/2018 - IP Log submission deadline
June 06/2018 - Review materials due
June 13/2018 - First round of release reviews (aim for
this date if you can)
June 20/2018 - Second (final?) round of release reviews
June 27/2018 - Eclipse Photon GA
Note the January 22/2018 date to remove non participating
projects from the build. If any of the projects that have not
opted-in are on your critical path, you need to speak up. The
list of projects that are now considered to have dropped from
the release are in the
"Overview" block on the right
side of the Photon release page.
I'm concerned that Subversive in on that list. My sense is
that Subversive dropping out of the simultaneous release will
have a significant negative impact on our user community. If
you have cycles to dedicate to shepherding Subversive through
the simultaneous release, please let me know ASAP. Or, you
could weigh in (or possibly volunteer) on my
crazy idea to consolidate some of
our mature but understaffed projects into consolidated
project.
I do realize that the IP Log review date may seem a little
early. The fact is that it does take considerable time for me to
confirm that the content being delivered matches the CQ record.
Note that an IP Log is a record of intellectual property
for an entire project. The purpose of the IP Log review is
to confirm that the project team understands the Eclipse IP
Policy and is implementing the supporting processes. An IP
Log is not intended to reflect the intellectual property
included with any particular release.
So, yes, you can continue to accept contributions after
submitting the IP Log for review. No, you don't need to
resubmit the IP Log for re-review if you accept a
contribution.
If you do make significant changes to your third-party
content or are otherwise concerned that the intellectual
property for the project integrity may have been compromised
after you've already submitted the log, let me know and
we'll sort it out.
Wayne
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Wayne Beaton
Director of Open Source Projects
The Eclipse Foundation
