[TYPO3-core] Release Team meetings, feature freeze, 6.0 beta1 release, ...

[Jigal van Hemert]

Hi,

The exact reasons why things are the way they are is less important IMO. 
After 4.5 we agreed that this level of communication was desirable and 
in fact vital to keep the connection with the team and the community as 
good as possible.
So, if a weekly meeting isn't possible a short message about it is enough.

There is always need for more manpower. The Release Team has the 
overview on what is done by whom, what needs extra attention and what is 
not happening at all. Instead of the passive approach where those who 
want to contribute have to search for things to do, a list or a query in 
forge (mark issues with a version like 6.0beta1) published to this list 
will inspire people to contribute.

My remark about Ingo was not about him using Twitter for his request, 
but about the fact that there was nothing prepared (like we did with 
previous releases) with the priority patches which the Release Team 
really wanted in before feature freeze.

It's not that I could have guessed that feature freeze was postponed, 
it's about not communicating this.
This week I had enough free time to do reviews or update patches, but 
because I expected the beta release last Tuesday and the weather was 
rather hot I planned other things.

-- 
Jigal van Hemert
TYPO3 Core Team member

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