Iteration v8.8 (release plan)

Day 0: Init new development cycle

To be done until: 2022-08-01

• [x] Create a new GitHub milestone for DietPi code https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi/milestones
• [x] Create a new GitHub milestone for DietPi docs https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi-Docs/milestones
• [x] Select issues for the new iteration in the new milestone
• [x] Create a new section in the DietPi Wiki
• [x] A new development cycle starts with a subversion increment, or major version increment when we drop support for an old Debian version or old DietPi versions. The RC version during the development cycle is "-1", to clearly identify unstable version strings.
• [x] Init CHANGELOG.md
• [x] Add support to DietPi-Survey_report

3rd week: Beta phase

To be done until: 2022-08-20

• [ ] Merge live patches from master and remove in dev.
• [ ] Create pull requests for all required documentation changes:

To be done at: 2022-08-20

• [ ] Launch the initial beta as .0 RC version
• [ ] Advertise on GitHub
• [ ] Advertise on DietPi Forum
• [ ] Advertise on DietPi-Banner MOTD

To be done at: 2022-08-21

• [ ] Advertise on website slider: https://dietpi.com/
• [ ] Advertise on Twitter (DietPi account)
• [ ] Advertise on Facebook (DietPi group)

To be done from: 2022-08-21 - 2022-08-25

• [ ] Address bug reports with further beta iterations, e.g. .1 and .2 RC versions

2 days before the release

To be done until: 2022-08-25

• [ ] Have a release PR open on the main repo which needs to be linked from the changelog/release notes.
• [ ] Assure that update server version and DietPi-Globals default version match.
• [ ] Have the docs release PR ready and reviewed, with release notes and required changes merged into dev already.
• [ ] Have a PR on the website ready to advertise the new release via website slide and have the docs PRs all ready and reviewed.

Release

To be done at: 2022-08-27

• [ ] Make the release
• [ ] Publish the release notes in DietPi Docs
• [ ] Link the release notes from website slider
• [ ] Mention the release notes in DietPi Forum
• [ ] Update the MOTD
• [ ] Update software list in DietPi Wiki

Release announcements

To be done at: 2022-08-28

• [ ] Publish on Twitter (DietPi account)
• [ ] Publish on several Facebook groups (e.g. DietPi group)
• [ ] Announce on Hacker News
• [ ] Forge and spread a press release
• [ ] Determine if a hotfix release is needed
• [ ] Create a new release plan