Thank you, Francis, for your quick reply, I will make sure to reach out in case of problems :)
Good point regarding the tz, I am located in CEST/GMT+2. If someone within my same timezone is available it's easier, but otherwise I can adapt to the tz of whoever is available for the key signing. Best regards, Alessandro On Thu, 15 May 2025 at 10:27, Francis Chuang <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 I think this is a good plan. > > For the signing party, can you please let us know which timezone you're > in? There should be someone on this list who is in the same timezone and > can sign your key. > > The instructions for making a RC[1] is pretty complete, but if you run > into any issues or have any questions, please post here and we can help! :) > > Francis > > [1] https://calcite.apache.org/docs/howto.html#making-a-release-candidate > > On 15/05/2025 5:36 pm, Alessandro Solimando wrote: > > Hello, > > I volunteered to be the next release manager for 1.40.0, and I would like > > to propose the 24th-25th May as the target date for the RC. > > > > To this effect, I'd like to close modifications to the main branch a few > > days before, say the 22nd of May, and take the time until then to > finalize > > pending work that should be included into the next release. > > > > I haven't participated in any signing party so far, so by then I will > need > > to have my PGP key signed by someone before the release process starts. > > Shall we organize a full fledged key signing party or is there some > > lightweight process we could favor in the interest of time? > > > > Please let me know if you have any concerns with the timeline and/or > > suggestions for the key signing or anything else, as it's my first time > as > > release manager, any form of guidance/tip is welcome! > > > > Best regards, > > Alessandro > > > >
