Description of the Eclipse Simultaneous Schedule.

1. Eclipse Simultaneous
Release in a Nutshell
Mikaël Barbero
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2. Eclipse Releases, a.k.a.
Simultaneous
Release
SimRel Release Train
Annual
Release
Coordinated
Release

3. Eclipse Releases
So Far...
Release Name PlatformVersion Release Date SR1 SR2
Callisto 3.2 June 26, 2006 N/A N/A
Europa 3.3 June 27, 2007 Sept. 28, 2007 Feb. 29, 2008
Ganymede 3.4 June 25, 2008 Sept. 24, 2008 Feb. 25, 2009
Galileo 3.5 June 24, 2009 Sept. 25, 2009 Feb. 26, 2010
Helios 3.6 June 23, 2010 Sept. 24, 2010 Feb. 25, 2011
Indigo 3.7 June 22, 2011 Sept. 23, 2011 Feb. 24, 2012
Juno 3.8/4.2 June 27, 2012 Sept. 28, 2012 Mar. 1, 2013
Kepler 4.3 June 26, 2013 Sept. 27, 2013 Feb. 28, 2014
Luna 4.4 June 25, 2014 Sept. 23, 2014 Feb. 25, 2015
Previous Current Planned

4. Release Schedule
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7
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RC1 RC2 RC3 RC4
GA
end
June
7 Milestones
(6~7 weeks interval)
4 Release
Candidates
(1~2 weeks interval)
General
Availability 1 silent week
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5. Release Schedule
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7
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RC1 RC2 RC3 RC4
GA
end
June
7 Milestones
(6~7 weeks interval)
4 Release
Candidates
(1~2 weeks interval)
General
Availability 1 silent week
end
M
ay

6. Release Schedule
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7
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ct.
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end
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ar.
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ay
RC1 RC2 RC3 RC4
GA
end
June
7 Milestones
(6~7 weeks interval)
4 Release
Candidates
(1~2 weeks interval)
General
Availability 1 silent week
end
M
ay

7. Release Schedule
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7
end
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beg.O
ct.
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beg.Feb.
end
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ar.
beg.M
ay
RC1 RC2 RC3 RC4
GA
end
June
7 Milestones
(6~7 weeks interval)
4 Release
Candidates
(1~2 weeks interval)
General
Availability 1 silent week
Participation
Intentend
M
ay

8. Release Schedule
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7
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beg.Feb.
end
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ar.
beg.M
ay
RC1 RC2 RC3 RC4
GA
end
June
7 Milestones
(6~7 weeks interval)
4 Release
Candidates
(1~2 weeks interval)
General
Availability 1 silent week
API Freeze
Eclipse Conend
M
ay

9. Release Schedule
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7
end
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beg.O
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beg.Feb.
end
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ar.
beg.M
ay
RC1 RC2 RC3 RC4
GA
end
June
7 Milestones
(6~7 weeks interval)
4 Release
Candidates
(1~2 weeks interval)
General
Availability 1 silent week
Feature
Freezeend
M
ay

10. Release Schedule
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7
end
A
ug.
beg.O
ct.
m
id
N
ov.
X
m
as
beg.Feb.
end
M
ar.
beg.M
ay
RC1 RC2 RC3 RC4
GA
end
June
7 Milestones
(6~7 weeks interval)
4 Release
Candidates
(1~2 weeks interval)
General
Availability 1 silent week
end
M
ay

11. Service Release 1
Schedule
RC1 RC2 RC3 RC4
end
A
ug.
end
Sept.
4 Release
Candidates
(1 week interval)
General
Availability 1 silent week
GA

12. Service Release 2
Schedule
RC1 RC2 RC3 RC4
end
Jan.
end
Feb.
4 Release
Candidates
(1 week interval)
General
Availability 1 silent week
GA

13. Releases Schedule
end
June
Y
Y
end
Sept.Y
Y
end.Feb.Y
Y
+1
end
June
Y
Y
+1
end
Sept.Y
Y
+1
Release X
Kepler
X SR1
Kepler SR1
X SR2
Kepler SR2
Release X+1
Luna
X+1 SR1
Luna SR1

14. Releases Schedule
end
June
Y
Y
end
Sept.Y
Y
end.Feb.Y
Y
+1
end
June
Y
Y
+1
end
Sept.Y
Y
+1
Release X+1 Milestones
Release X
Kepler
X SR1
Kepler SR1
X SR2
Kepler SR2
Release X+1
Luna
X+1 SR1
Luna SR1

15. Eclipse Next Releases
Release Name Release Date
Kepler June 26, 2013
Luna M1 Aug. 23, 2013
Kepler SR1 Sept. 27, 2013
Luna M2 Oct. 04, 2013
Luna M3 Nov. 15, 2013
Luna M4 Dec. 20, 2013
Luna M5 Jan. 21, 2014
Kepler SR2 Feb. 28, 2014
Luna M7 May 09, 2014
Luna RC1 May 23, 2014
Luna RC2 May 30, 2014
Luna RC3 June 06, 2014
Luna RC4 June 13, 2014
Luna June 25, 2014
Luna+1 M1 N/A Kepler

16. Example
EGit Releases
Kepler
SR1 SR2
3.0 3.0.2
Out of
Release Train
Luna
3.0.1 3.1
3.2
3.3 / 4.0

17. Example
EGit Releases
Kepler
SR1 SR2
3.0 3.0.2
Out of
Release Train
Luna
3.0.1 3.1
3.2
3.3 / 4.0

18. Example
EGit Releases
Kepler
SR1 SR2
3.0 3.0.2
Out of
Release Train
Luna
3.0.1 3.1
3.2
3.3 / 4.0

19. Example
EGit Releases
Kepler
SR1 SR2
3.0 3.0.2
Out of
Release Train
Luna
3.0.1 3.1
3.2
3.3 / 4.0

20. Example
EGit Releases
Kepler
SR1 SR2
3.0 3.0.2
Out of
Release Train
Luna
3.0.1 3.1
3.2
3.3 / 4.0

21. Example
EGit Releases
Kepler
SR1 SR2
3.0 3.0.2
Out of
Release Train
Luna
3.0.1 3.1
3.2
3.3 / 4.0

22. Eclipse Projects Dashboard
http://projects.eclipse.org/
Kepler Participating Project
http://projects.eclipse.org/releases/kepler
Overview of the Simultaneous Release Process
http://wiki.eclipse.org/SimRel/Overview
Luna Release Plan
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Luna/Simultaneous_Release_Plan
Simultaneous Release Requirements
http://wiki.eclipse.org/SimRel/Simultaneous_Release_Requirements
Links