[release planning] GRASS GIS 7.8.6

Markus Neteler <[email protected]> Sun, 21 Mar 2021 09:21:50 +0100

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Hi devs,

Since the last stable release 7.8.5 almost 70 commits have been accumulated:
https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/compare/7.8.5...releasebranch_7_8

I suggest the following time schedule:

- Soft freeze of release branch: 26 March 2021
- RC1: 6 Apr 2021
- RC2: 16 Apr 2021, if needed
- Final release: 27 Apr 2021

What's still to be done for 7.8.6? See the 7.8.6 milestone, it is
showing the remaining open issues:
https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/milestone/6
--> 78% complete

Please check what really applies to the upcoming 7.8.6 release.

Best,
Markus