Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3 (AOO 4.1.3) is the next planned release of Apache OpenOffice.
The release is planned for October 2016.
Code | Started | Finished | Status | Volunteers | Comments |
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Appoint Release Manager | Patricia Shanahan | She was the only volunteer | |||
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 | 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 | Working together with Sally Khudairi @ Apache, based on Release Notes | |||
Announcement: Prepare official announcement for anaounce@ | Marcus Lange |
Release Notes are available at Release Notes page.
The best channels for accurate information about the release progress are: