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Mahara creates 2 major releases per year (April: XX.04.0, and October: XX.10.0). We also create 'minor point' releases when we need to add urgent fixes and security updates (e.g. XX.04.1, XX.04.2 etc). Doing minor point releases is slightly different to doing a major release. On a major release, we apply any security and bug fixes that are included in the release as a minor point ''update'' to other supported versions. Minor point ''releases'' are for security fixes or urgent bug fixes - these happen between major releases. | Mahara creates 2 major releases per year (April: XX.04.0, and October: XX.10.0). We also create 'minor point' releases when we need to add urgent fixes and security updates (e.g. XX.04.1, XX.04.2 etc). Doing minor point releases is slightly different to doing a major release. On a major release, we apply any security and bug fixes that are included in the release as a minor point ''update'' to other supported versions. Minor point ''releases'' are for security fixes or urgent bug fixes - these happen between major releases. | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Revision as of 16:06, 6 Mayıs 2022
Mahara creates 2 major releases per year (April: XX.04.0, and October: XX.10.0). We also create 'minor point' releases when we need to add urgent fixes and security updates (e.g. XX.04.1, XX.04.2 etc). Doing minor point releases is slightly different to doing a major release. On a major release, we apply any security and bug fixes that are included in the release as a minor point update to other supported versions. Minor point releases are for security fixes or urgent bug fixes - these happen between major releases.
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Overview
| STAGES | Major release
(XX.XX.0) |
Minor point release
(XX.XX.1 etc) |
Release Candidate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3. Release prep | MajorPrep | MinorPrep | RCPrep |
| 4. The Release - Outcome: zip file is available on Launchpad | MajorRelease | MinorRelease | RCRelease |
| 5. Release follow-up admin - forums, bug report updating, admin etc | ✅ | ✅ | |
| 6. Community site upgrades | ✅ | ❌ | |
| 7. Minor point updates for all supported versions and clients who have paid for that support package | ✅ | ✅ | |
| 8. Retro workshop | ✅ | ❌ |
Links to documentation
- A week before the release: Comms
- Pre-release steps for developers
- Release day steps for developers
Extra info for devs
OLD DOCUMENTATION (Beware: only kept for posterity)