=encoding utf8 =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 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 Release schedule (with release manager): 2012-04-01 5.16.0-RC0 Jesse Vincent? ...(interim RC releases)... 2012-05-16 5.16.0 (final) Jesse Vincent =head2 Perl 5.14 Release schedule (with release managers): 2011-05-14 5.14.0 (final) Jesse Vincent 2011-06-16 5.14.1 Jesse Vincent 2011-09-14 5.14.2 Florian Ragwitz 2011-12-14 5.14.3 ?? ????-??-?? 5.14.4 ?? =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 ?? =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 listed as you make a release, it's important that you extend the schedule AND B. Before adding a release engineer, you B contact them and they B consent to ship the release. When shipping a release, you should include the schedule for (at least) 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 Release schedule (with release managers and code freeze points): 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 Stevan Little 2011-10-20 5.15.4 Florian Ragwitz 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 Max Maischein (User-visible code freeze) 2012-03-20 5.15.9 Abigail (Full code freeze) 2012-04-20 5.17.0 Dave Cross 2012-05-20 5.17.1 2012-06-20 5.17.2 2012-07-20 5.17.3 =head1 VICTIMS The following porters have all consented to do at least one release of bleadperl. If you can't do a release and can't find a substitute amongst this list, mail p5p. (Please do not add any names to this list without prior consent of the Pumpking.) Jesse Vincent Leon Brocard Yves Orton Ricardo Signes Steve Hay Ask Bjørn Hansen David Golden Philippe Bruhat Matt Trout Florian Ragwitz Tatsuhiko Miyagawa Chris Williams Zefram Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason Stevan Little Dave Rolsky Abigail Max Maischein Dave Cross =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 Jesse Vincent =cut