Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 (AOO 4.1.2) is the next planned release of Apache OpenOffice, with a planned release date in late 2015.
Release Schedule
The final 4.1.2 release is planned for late 2015. More precise information will be available when we get closer to the release.
Release Progress and Volunteers
Code | Started | Finished | Status | Volunteers |
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| Appoint Release Manager |  | Andrea Pescetti is appointed Release Manager for OpenOffice 4.1.2. | ||
| Propose string/localization updates | | OpenOffice 4.1.2 will be released in the same languages as version 4.1.1. Critical translation fixes, if any, will be backported from 4.2.0 for languages requesting them. | ||
| Propose dictionary updates | | English dictionary: Marco Pinto contributed version 2015.08.01, integrated. English dictionary: Marco Pinto contributed version 2015.09.01, integrated. | ||
| Select bugfixes and enhancements for OpenOffice 4.1.2 | | Anyone can propose a blocker either using the "4.1.2 Release Blocker" flag in Bugzilla or writing to the dev list. The following people helped by suggesting possible blocker bugs:
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| Provide code for the selected bugfixes/enhancements | ONGOING |
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Build | Started | Finished | Status | Volunteers |
| Buildbots | | Volunteers: Gavin McDonald, Andrew Rist, Don Lewis Buildbots available for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD. OS X still missing but not a blocker (we don't need a buildbot for OS X release builds). | ||
| Windows builds | ONGOING | Jürgen Schmidt tested the build on the same systems used for building 4.1.1 hrin provided Windows builds for several languages | ||
| OS X builds | ONGOING | Jürgen Schmidt tested the build on the same systems used for building 4.1.1 | ||
| Linux builds | ONGOING | Jürgen Schmidt tested the build on the same systems used for building 4.1.1 | ||
| Upload builds to mirrors | TO BE STARTED |  | Volunteers: ... | |
QA | Started | Finished | Status | Volunteers |
| Generic QA | ONGOING | Kay Schenk sent the first calls. Useful links for QA tests: Release blockers requested not yet processed: https://bz.apache.org/ooo/buglist.cgi?cmdtype=dorem&remaction=run&namedcmd=4.1.2_blocker_requested&sharer_id=7 Release blockers approved and ported to AOO 4.1.2: https://bz.apache.org/ooo/buglist.cgi?cmdtype=dorem&remaction=run&namedcmd=4.1.2_approved_and_fixed&sharer_id=7 Total approved release blockers (some not yet ported to AOO 4.1.2): https://bz.apache.org/ooo/buglist.cgi?cmdtype=dorem&remaction=run&namedcmd=4.1.2_approved&sharer_id=7
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| Specific QA focused on 4.1.2 bugfixes/enhancements | ONGOING | ... | ||
Communication | Started | Finished | Status | Volunteers |
| Blog post: first status update and call for volunteers | | Andrea Pescetti | ||
| Blog posts: other status updates | TO BE STARTED | | ... | |
| Website: link top bar to 4.1.2 blog post | TO BE STARTED | | ... | |
| Website: link announcements to 4.1.2 blog posts | TO BE STARTED | | ... (posts still missing) | |
| Wiki: prepare Release Notes | ONGOING | german release-notes prepared - Jörg Schmidt | ||
| Website: update download pages | TO BE STARTED | | ... | |
| Press: prepare press release | TO BE STARTED | | ... |
Developer Snapshots - Binaries ready for download and QA
- Release Candidate 1 (to be used for QA) is available at https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/openoffice/
- Older developer snapshots are available for Windows and Linux at https://ci.apache.org/projects/openoffice/
Release Notes
Release Notes will be available when OpenOffice 4.1.2 is released.
Stay Informed
The best channels for accurate information about the OpenOffice 4.1.2 release progress are:
- The development mailing list archives
- The OpenOffice official blog
- The Subversion branch where OpenOffice 4.1.2 is being developed