Xen 4.2 Release

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Just a quick update on the Xen 4.2 release. 4.2.0-rc3 was released on 23 August and we intend to release rc4 around the end of the week. Barring any last minute critical bug reports our intention is that rc4 will be the final release candidate.

  • 19 March — TODO list locked down
  • 2 April — Feature Freeze
  • 30 July — Xen 4.2.0-rc1
  • 8 August — Xen 4.2.0-rc2
  • 23 August — Xen 4.2.0-rc3
  • 6/7 September — Xen 4.2.0-rc4 PLANNED

Looking forward to 4.3 George Dunlap has announced that he intends to help coordinate the release. If you intend to work on a feature for the 4.3 release please let George know.

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