+1 Thanks for pushing wicket to move forward! On Tue, Sep 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM Emond Papegaaij <[email protected]> wrote:
> It seems we all agree on a new release schedule, so I propose to move > forward. I'll draft a mail to be sent to the Wicket Users list (and I think > we should also include announce) to announce our change in releases. In > short: > * We will release 4 new versions soon (proposal: first week of October): > 11.0.0, 10.11.0, 9.24.0 and 8.19.0. > * For 8.x and 9.x, these will be the last releases, no more support after > that. > * 10.x will be our first LTS line, supported until 14 is released. > * From now on, we release a new major version every 3 months, so the next > will be in the first week of January. > > Any objections? > > Emond > > Op vr 4 sep 2026 om 09:08 schreef Vít Rozkovec <[email protected]>: > > > Hi, > > having used wicket for around 15 years since 1.4 or so, can't even > > remember, and managing multiple mission critical business projects for > > multiple companies, I also agree with more frequent releases. > > So far wicket updates and upgrades were usually smooth for us. I don't > > have any bad memories regarding that. > > > > What I'd like to propose though is to bump version to 26 so it follows > > year of release, like Ubuntu does. > > Then you would have 26.0.0, 26.04.0, 26.08.0, 26.12.0, 27.0.0, etc. > > which would follow release year/month. > > You'd also know that x.0.x are LTS releases. > > > > With more frequent release schedule it would make things more clear, > imho. > > > > Just my 2c. > > > > Vit > > > > Dne 03. 09. 26 v 20:29 Martijn Dashorst napsal(a): > > > On Thu, 3 Sep 2026 at 18:15, Emond Papegaaij <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> Hi all, > > >> > > >> Today Martijn Dashorst, Matt Pavlovich, Jonathan Locke and I had a > short > > >> call to discuss our ideas about a renewed release schedule. > > > > > > Great talk, we should do that more often. > > > > > > Just one clarification: > > > > > > One clarification I think we should make explicit: a non-LTS release is > > > supported only until the next major release. > > > > > > During that 3-month window, it can receive normal patch or minor > releases > > > when needed. So 12 could get a 12.0.1 for a bugfix or a 12.1 for a > > > compatible feature. > > > > > > Once 13.0 is released, 12 is EOL and will not receive any further > > releases. > > > > > > LTS releases are the exception: they continue to receive the agreed LTS > > > support after newer majors are released. > > > > > > Also these releases are time boxed so regular and small. If something > is > > > not ready, it goes into the next one. > > > > > > Martijn > > > > > > > > -- Regards - Ernesto Reinaldo Barreiro Apache Wicket Committer Emerging artist https://www.instagram.com/reinaldo.barreiro.art/
