WikiReleaseTeam/Architecture meeting 2014

MW 1.22.2: Lessons learned

• Clear demarkation between release management team and foundation staff.
  • http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/SecurityReleaseChecklist
  • Also tasks. What needs to be done by WMF staff, what by release management team
• We should do point releases once a month
  • send email to wikitech-l/mediawiki-l 1 week before with list of changes slated
  • We will not RC point releases, just the above
  • tracked via a bugzilla version thingy?
  • these point releases are separate from security point releases, separate processes
• Known issues don't have to be fixed
• Before the point release, we should send a reminder on open issues to the list
• What do we call ourselves, etc.
  • "MediaWiki Release Team"
• Mark to summarize this and write announcement email.

MW 1.23

• Send out goals
  • Composer support
• LTS: branch earlier and send out weekly reminders