My feeling is that the schedule shall not be based on a timeline, but rather on when the technology is truly stable.
Let me make a list of what is lacking right now on Wayland, and I will come back to you shortly. On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM Martin Riethmayer <[email protected]> wrote: > Am 15.12.25 um 10:39 schrieb Ben Cooksley: > > On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM Martin Riethmayer <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Martin, > > Hi Ben, > > [...] > > > 6.7.6 2026-10-27 > > 6.7.7 2027-01-26 > > 6.7.8 2027-06-22 > > > > > > This sort of implies that we will have functional CI for the entire way > > through to 6.7.8, which is much easier said than done. > > Just for clarification: Nothing here is set in stone, it's based on my > quick LO Calc sheet and the initial release date wrt to the 4-month > cycle, only. I'm not saying that this is the "best" way to go or that > this "should" be the schedule, it's only one option. > > I'm sort of aware of these CI issues (though not in detail, of course) > which is why I wanted to kick off a discussion on that schedule "early". > > [...] > > >> > >> - I have not taken into consideration any release schedules of > >> distributions > >> > > > > Given this is essentially planned to be an LTS release (given the > > support out to mid-2027) that is quite relevant here I'd say. > > I see the argument for this. Are there any distro maintainers on this > list, other than Rik Mills that could voice an opinion? Or is there a > better place to ask for distribution wishes wrt the schedule? > > Best regards > > Martin >
