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OpenStack Release Cycle
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Learning Exercise
=================

* Open the `Releases
  <https://docs.openstack.org/contributors/common/releases.html>`_
  section of the Contributor Guide
* Read the material
* Ask the mentors questions
* Get ready to go through the exercises

Exercise 1
==========

- Look up the release schedule for the current and past two OpenStack
  release cycles & share links
- Identify common characteristics of these cycles

Exercise 2
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- How many milestones are there?
- What is the focus of each of the milestones?

Exercise 3
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- How many OpenStack releases are officially supported
  by the community?
- Post the information on the IRC channel

Exercise 4
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- Find some of the feature proposal freeze deadlines in the current release
  schedule
- Compare the deadlines between two different project teams and discuss the
  differences with your group
- Why are there different dates for some teams?

Exercise 5
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- What are some of the different freeze dates for different activities
  in the release?

Exercise 6
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- Find the release week for the current release
- Why is there a whole week and not a single day planned?
- Find where the currently released code is posted

=======================
OpenStack Release Cycle
=======================

.. image:: ./_assets/os_background.png
   :class: fill
   :width: 100%

Learning Exercise
=================

* Open the `Releases
  <https://docs.openstack.org/contributors/common/releases.html>`_
  section of the Contributor Guide
* Read the material
* Ask the mentors questions
* Get ready to go through the exercises

Exercise 1
==========

- Look up the release schedule for the current and past two OpenStack
  release cycles & share links
- Identify common characteristics of these cycles

Exercise 2
==========

- How many milestones are there?
- What is the focus of each of the milestones?

Exercise 3
==========

- How many OpenStack releases are currently maintained by the community?
- Post the information on the IRC channel

Exercise 4
==========

- Find some of the feature proposal freeze deadlines in the current release
  schedule
- Compare the deadlines between two different project teams and discuss the
  differences with your group
- Why are there different dates for some teams?

Exercise 5
==========

- What are some of the different freeze dates for different activities
  in the release?

Exercise 6
==========

- Find the release week for the current release
- Why is there a whole week and not a single day planned?
- Find where the currently released code is posted

Update supported releases exercise for EM
Update supported releases exercise for EM

With support life cycles moving to an extended maintenance model,
"supported" isn't quite to cut and dry. Modify the question so that the
answer can be easily obtained from the current releases site[1] (the
correct answer at this point in time is four).

[1] https://releases.openstack.org/

Change-Id: I585fa8814918130a3cd830638038a1e7553e038b
