[kubeflow 1.8] docs: add 1.8 release timeline #621

DnPlas · 2023-04-25T12:04:32Z

Adding the release timeline for 1.8 release.

TODO:

Add table with details upon agreement on the timeline
Update links for meeting, calendar, project board, and meeting notes

cc @kubeflow/release-team @jbottum

annajung · 2023-04-25T18:03:36Z

releases/release-1.8/README.md

+- **Friday, May 5th 2023**     : Week 0      - Release team is formed
+- **Monday, May 8th 2023**     : Week 1  C\* - Release cycle begins
+- **Friday, May 12th 2023**    : Week 1  C\* - Roadmaps are finalized
+- **Wednesday, Aug 16th 2023** : Week 15 C\* - Feature freeze


just curious, what's the reason for increasing feature freeze from typical 11 weeks to 15 weeks?

I used 1.7 as reference, which used 18 weeks.
The proposal of 15 weeks is the way I found as middle ground between those 18 weeks and dates that could accommodate manifest and distribution testing, plus bug fixing, and be able to get everything on time before Kubecon. This also comes from KFP feedback, as the team would be comfortable having 2.0 by then.
I can definitely change it to what the handbook says if you think 15 weeks is too much.

Thanks for the explanation! I don't have a strong preference, and it makes sense for WG leads to drive the dates if they already have planned features/releases.

Let me see if I can find a better middle ground between the standard 11 weeks and the feedback I've received from WG. I'll update this proposal.

annajung · 2023-04-25T18:11:27Z

releases/release-1.8/README.md

+- **Monday, Sept 4th 2023**    : Week 18     - Distribution testing starts
+- **Friday, Sept 22nd 2023**   : Week 20     - Distribution testing ends
+- **Monday, Sept 25th 2023**   : Week 21 C\* - Pre-release bug fixing stage starts
+- **Friday, Oct 6th 2023**     : Week 22     - Pre-release bug fixing stage ends


Does the timeline capture testing the fix? or does this mean, this is the last day to get a fix in?

For this stage I was thinking of last minute bugs that could be found by the distributions, WG and/or the CI. So during these weeks I'd expect WG to merge fixes in kubeflow/manifests that will be tested on the CI and then we cut RCs if necessary.

gkcalat · 2023-04-25T18:13:35Z

releases/release-1.8/README.md

+- **Wednesday, Aug 16th 2023** : Week 15 C\* - Feature freeze
+- **Wednesday, Aug 21st 2023** : Week 16     - Manifests testing and bug fixing starts


To better understand the proposal, what's the reason behind the 1-week gap between feature freeze and testing? Should we start testing on Aug 17 to get more time for testing and bug fixing?

I believe the gap is there to ensure the PRs to sync manifest to Manifest repo are all merged within that timeframe.

Exactly, feature freeze means everything in a dev state should be finalised by then, after the feature freeze, the release team alongside the WGs should ensure everything is merged in the kubeflow/manifests repo.

Maybe adding that as a separate item would make it more verbose?

Yeah, let me clarify that.

annajung · 2023-04-25T18:14:03Z

releases/release-1.8/README.md

+- **Friday, May 12th 2023**    : Week 1  C\* - Roadmaps are finalized
+- **Wednesday, Aug 16th 2023** : Week 15 C\* - Feature freeze
+- **Wednesday, Aug 21st 2023** : Week 16     - Manifests testing and bug fixing starts
+- **Friday, Sept 1st 2023**    : Week 17 C\* - Manifests testing and bug fixing ends


It would be good to avoid Fridays as a deadline in general since Friday in the U.S. means it's Saturday in other countries.

+1, will send an updated proposal avoiding Fridays

gkcalat · 2023-04-25T18:17:28Z

releases/release-1.8/README.md

+- **Friday, Oct 6th 2023**     : Week 22     - Docs update ends
+- **Wednesday, Oct 11th 2023** : Week 23 C\* - Kubeflow v1.8 Released


If the docs are published from the master branch, they must correspond to the latest release. Shouldn't we update documentation at the same time with the release?

Ideally the content should be ready before the release, that way on release date we just have to publish.
@annajung can you confirm this information?

I don't think I understand the question. Could you clarify what the concern is?

I'm not sure if this helps, but the docs update ends a few days before the release day to ensure that the website release branch is cut, configuration PRs are all merged, and there is time to deploy the new release branch to Netlify.

more details about versioning the website are available here https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/blob/master/docs_dev/releasing.md#version-the-website

It's not a strong opinion. As a user I expect the documentation to reflect the latest available release. To achieve this, docs should be released together with the actual release, or right after it.

@gkcalat we merge docs PRs on the same day of the release, this date only means that everything should be ready before the date of the release.

I also think it makes sense to be closer to the release date. Maybe a day before should be the last day to merge docs, and website release process can be done during release day

terrytangyuan · 2023-04-26T00:05:24Z

releases/release-1.8/README.md

+- [Calendar](https://arrik.to/kf-release-team-cal)
+- [Meeting Notes](https://arrik.to/kf-release-team-notes)
+- [Recordings](https://arrik.to/kf-release-team-recordings)


Can we use vendor-neutral links?

Yesss! I will be updating these once I get confirmation of which ones we'll be using, it's in my TODO list.

zijianjoy · 2023-04-26T17:56:29Z

/lgtm

The timeline plan looks good to me, thank you Daniela!

annajung · 2023-05-03T14:52:41Z

cc @kimwnasptd @andreyvelich @johnugeorge to review

johnugeorge · 2023-05-10T04:28:51Z

/lgtm

Thanks @DnPlas

johnugeorge · 2023-05-15T13:15:35Z

/lgtm

kimwnasptd · 2023-05-15T17:09:41Z

/approve

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		- Wednesday, Aug 16th 2023 : Week 15 C\* - Feature freeze
		- Wednesday, Aug 21st 2023 : Week 16 - Manifests testing and bug fixing starts

		- Friday, Oct 6th 2023 : Week 22 - Docs update ends
		- Wednesday, Oct 11th 2023 : Week 23 C\* - Kubeflow v1.8 Released

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