Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3 (AOO 4.1.3) is the next planned release of Apache OpenOffice.
Release Schedule
The release is planned for October 2016.
Release Progress and Volunteers
Code | Started | Finished | Status | Volunteers | Comments |
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| Appoint Release Manager |  | Patricia Shanahan | |||
| Propose string/localization updates | - | - | | - | Language changes are not being considered for 4.1.3 |
| Propose dictionary updates | | Ariel Constenla-Haile | See release notes for the list of updated dictionaries | ||
| Select bugfixes and enhancements | | All | Anyone can propose a blocker either using the "4.1.3 Release Blocker" flag in Bugzilla or writing to the dev list | ||
| Decide on the proposed release blocker | | Patricia Shanahan | This is done only by the Release Manager | ||
| Provide code for the selected bugfixes/enhancements | | ||||
Build | Started | Finished | Status | Volunteers | Comments |
| Buildbots | - | - | | - | Buildbots available for: Windows, Linux, FreeBSD. Mac OS X still missing but not a blocker (we don't need a buildbot for OS X release builds) |
| Windows builds | | Ariel Constenla-Haile |
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| Mac OS X 64-bit builds | | Ariel Constenla-Haile | |||
| Linux 32-bit and 64-bit builds | | Ariel Constenla-Haile | |||
| SDK builds | | Ariel Constenla-Haile | |||
| Source builds | | Andrea Pescetti | |||
| Upload builds to mirrors | | Ariel Constenla-Haile, Andrea Pescetti | Copy requires just a few hours, with the normal rsync instructions shown (project name is openofficeorg.mirror) | ||
| Vote on Release Candidate | | Patricia Shanahan | Vote passed | ||
| Go / No Go for the release (based on votes and comments) | | Patricia Shanahan | GO! | ||
| Sourceforge: Update to "Latest Version" | Marcus Lange | Set the attribute "Latest Version" to all full installation files for every platform | |||
| Update Feed: New check.Update for the aoo413 area | Andrea Pescetti |
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QA | Started | Finished | Status | Volunteers | Comments |
| Generic QA | All | ||||
| Specific QA focused on the selected bugfixes/enhancements | All | ||||
Communication | Started | Finished | Status | Volunteers | Comments |
| Blog post: First status update and call for volunteers on dev@ mailing list | - | This was not done | |||
| Website: Link top bar hint to the blog post | Marcus Lange | ||||
| Website: Link announcements to the blog posts | Marcus Lange | ||||
| Wiki: Prepare the Release Notes | Keith McKenna, Dick Groskamp, Patricia Shanahan, Marcus Lange | ||||
| Website: Update the download pages | Marcus Lange | ||||
| Blog post: Write the announcement to the AOO blog | Marcus Lange | ||||
| Announcement: Prepare Apache Press announcement | Marcus Lange | ||||
| Announcement: Prepare official announcement for anaounce@ | Marcus Lange |
Release Notes
Release Notes are available at Release Notes page.
Stay Informed
The best channels for accurate information about the release progress are:
- The development mailing list archives
- The Apache OpenOffice official blog
- The Subversion branch where the developement is actually done