Re: Update on 2016 Firefox Release Schedule

Having worked on releases in the past near the holidays and hoping to dive
back
in I think the news of variable release cycles is great.

I think this will allow Mozilla to deliver higher quality releases to our
users
and allow teams the flexibility to get a release right and not be
constrained
by hard deadlines.

On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Lawrence Mandel <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Four years ago Mozilla moved to a fixed-schedule release model, otherwise
> known as the Train Model
> <https://blog.mozilla.org/channels/2011/07/18/every-six-weeks/>, in which
> we released Firefox every six weeks to get features and updates to users
> faster and move at the speed of the Web. We studied the process carefully
> and learned a lot. We have also identified additional areas for improvement
> and it’s time we iterate again.
>
> We are moving to a variably scheduled six-to-eight week release cycle for
> Firefox. With this new release cycle, we will deliver the same number of
> releases per year but gain a few significant benefits over the previous six
> week fixed model.
>
> For example, we will now be able to adjust release dates to respond to
> emerging user and market needs and provide at least six working weeks for
> every release. We also want to help support the well-being and
> connectedness of our global Mozilla community by specifically allowing time
> for holidays.
>
> You’ll find the 2016 Firefox release schedule listed below and in the
> following Wiki <https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar>.
>
>
> This note has also been posted to the Future of Firefox blog
> <
> https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2016/02/04/update-on-2016-firefox-release-schedule
> >
> .
>
>
> 2016 Firefox Release Schedule
>
> 2016-01-26 - Firefox 44
>
> 2016-03-08 - Firefox 45, ESR 45 (6 weeks cycle)
>
> 2016-04-19 - Firefox 46 (6 weeks cycle)
>
> 2016-06-07 - Firefox 47 (7 weeks cycle)
>
> 2016-08-02 - Firefox 48 (8 weeks cycle)
>
> 2016-09-13 - Firefox 49 (6 weeks cycle)
>
> 2016-11-08 - Firefox 50 (8 weeks cycle)
>
> 2016-12-13 - Firefox 50.0.1 (5 week cycle, release for critical fixes as
> needed)
>
> 2017-01-24 - Firefox 51 (6 weeks from prior release)
>
> Note: Firefox ESR will continue to ship point releases on the same day that
> Firefox ships.
>
>
> Lawrence
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