From 4dc3b331fb7f2b51c791dcea024dc5ad2b0152b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neil Horman Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:42:17 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update HOWTO-make-a-release.md updating instructions to remind us to notify community platform owners of a freeze Reviewed-by: Richard Levitte Reviewed-by: Tomas Mraz (Merged from https://github.com/openssl/tools/pull/190) --- HOWTO-make-a-release.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/HOWTO-make-a-release.md b/HOWTO-make-a-release.md index a102f19..e1a4331 100644 --- a/HOWTO-make-a-release.md +++ b/HOWTO-make-a-release.md @@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ Note: `git@github.openssl.org:openssl/security.git` is derived from `git@github.openssl.org:openssl/openssl.git`, so when freezing the latter, it's implied that the former is frozen as well. +## Notify comitters and platform owners of the freeze + +When the tree is frozen, an email should be sent to openssl-comitters@openssl.org, as well as to the community platform owners (documented [here](https://www.openssl.org/policies/general-supplemental/platforms.html))indicating that the tree is frozen, and how long the freeze is expected to last. It should also indicate to the community platform owners that additional, more frequent testing during the freeze would be appreciated, as community platforms are not all in our CI system. This will help mitigate inadvertent breakage during the freeze period on platforms we do not consistently test against. + + ## Make sure that the openssl source is up to date For security releases, merge all applicable and approved security PRs.