====== Evergreen release checklist ======

We have started to develop a release checklist (from the [[:dev:meetings:2010-12-21|last Developer Meeting]]).

We need to enhance and agree on the checklist (ideally each step links to a more detailed process, and we're probably missing steps).

We should assign positions to names for each release so it is clear who does what.

We would like a "release coordinators" mailing list to, uhh, help coordinate the release.

We should adopt this checklist as a process, then we probably copy the page prior to each release with the names for each position.

===== Checklist =====

      - //buildmaster// cuts the release tarball and uploads to evergreen-ils.org
      - //buildmaster// uploads the ChangeLog to evergreen-ils.org
      - //buildmaster// creates a point-to-point version upgrade script and adds it to the Open-ILS/src/sql/Pg/version_upgrade/ directory
      - //buildmaster//  creates the Windows staff client, computes the md5 checksum, and uploads to evergreen-ils.org
      - //DIG release coordinator// makes final edits to release notes, reviews for completeness
      - //testers// run [[qa:eg_test_cases|test cases]] and file bugs for broken test cases (QA team members need to add/extend/update test cases during the release cycle)
      - //testers// test point-to-point version upgrade script to ensure that database schema & data is successfully migrated from previous release to new release (//arguably should be part of [[qa:eg_test_cases|test cases]] along with installing a clean database schema//)
      - (**pre-beta only**) //release-lead// coordinates with feature developers to ensure that branches were merged properly
      - //bug-wrangler// changes "Fix committed" bugs to "Fix released" for that milestone
      - //bug-wrangler// creates new milestone for that release
      - //web-team-member// updates web site:
        - Install instructions (convert README to HTML via asciidoc and post to /var/www/open-ils.org/documentation/install/)
        - Release notes (convert docs/RELEASE_NOTES_#_#.txt to HTML via asciidoc and post to /var/www/open-ils.org/documentation/release/)
        - Download page (update link to tarball, md5sum, install docs, release notes)
      - //release-lead// Announces release on mailing list & blog, updates Wikipedia, foss4lib, etc. [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FpCvnAgL0TiHL3L-lNWbEd7FLBzVs6UV0L1kIoN70Jw/edit?usp=sharing|See more information]]
      - //outreach committee// Writes press release with review and quote from release-lead and sends out to contacts on [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FpCvnAgL0TiHL3L-lNWbEd7FLBzVs6UV0L1kIoN70Jw/edit?usp=sharing|publicity checklist]]

===== Release Team Members =====

==== Evergreen 2.3 ====

^ Responsibility ^ Member(s) ^
| release-lead | Bill Erickson |
| release-notes-writer | //now a community effort// |
| testers |  |
| bug-wrangler | Jason Stephenson |
| web-team-member |  |

==== Evergreen 2.2 ====

^ Responsibility ^ Member(s) ^
| release-lead | Lebbeous Fogle-Weekley |
| release-notes-writer | //now a community effort// |
| testers | Michael Peters  |
| bug-wrangler | Jason Stephenson, Ben Shum |
| web-team-member | Anoop Atre |

==== Evergreen 2.1 ====

^ Responsibility ^ Member(s) ^
| release-lead | Dan Scott |
| release-notes-writer | Galen Charlton, Mike Rylander |
| testers |  |
| bug-wrangler | Jason Stephenson |
| web-team-member | Anoop Atre, Amy Terlaga |

==== Evergreen 2.0 ====

^ Responsibility ^ Member(s) ^
| release-lead | Jason Stephenson |
| staff-client-packager | Jason Etheridge, Brian Feifarek, Ben Shum |
| release-notes-writer | Anoop Atre, Mike Rylander |
| testers | several |
| bug-wrangler | Jason Stephenson |
| web-team-member | Anoop Atre, Amy Terlaga |