<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello Lance,</div><div>Thank you for the inquiry.</div><div><br></div><div>Our team is not providing ready-to-use statements to the partners. The message should be in a sense<b>: "All the remaining features that are not integrated before release candidate 1 will be provided as a maintenance update starting July" </b>You can reframe it according to your concrete case and partner communication.<br></div><div>Please take into account that no <u>significant</u> changes in the product are possible after the PublicBeta. (Significant change is Eg. PostgreSQL version or glibc are fixed with PublicBeta)</div><div><br></div><div>I hope this brings clarity. <br></div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 6:25 PM Lance Ortiz <<a href="mailto:lance.ortiz@suse.com" target="_blank">lance.ortiz@suse.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Also it would be great to have a statement we can share with partners. I have partners still asking if they can submit feature requests.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Lance</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 9:49 AM Matthias Brugger <<a href="mailto:matthias.bgg@gmail.com" target="_blank">matthias.bgg@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi Radoslav,<br>
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I think it would make sense to provide this information to the wider <br>
developer audience (e.g. <a href="mailto:devel@suse.de" target="_blank">devel@suse.de</a>), so that everybody is on the <br>
same page about the kABI freezes.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Matthias<br>
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On 2/8/24 14:23, Radoslav Tsvetkov wrote:<br>
> Dear SLE Stakeholders,<br>
> <br>
> This serves as a reminder regarding the upcoming deadline for final <br>
> acceptance of features and changes for SLE Products. To ensure a smooth <br>
> development process and product release on schedule, we're aiming for <br>
> finalization by 2024-03-19.<br>
> <br>
> Key information:<br>
> <br>
> * Feature and Change Acceptance Deadline also kABI soft<br>
> freeze:*2024-02-29*<br>
> * Bug Fix Submissions: We will continue to accept bug fixes after this<br>
> deadline, with focus on P1 and P2 severity levels.<br>
> * Change Acceptance After Deadline: Due to potential schedule<br>
> risks, any feature or feature requests submitted after<br>
> *2024-02-29* will require *explicit approval by the Product **CCB<br>
> *(Change Control Board).<br>
> * Hard kABI Freeze: Please note that we will have a hard kABI freeze<br>
> on 2024-03-19. This means, after this date, changes to the<br>
> application binary interface will no longer be permitted.<br>
> <br>
> What's next?<br>
> <br>
> * Please review all outstanding feature and change requests and<br>
> finalize your decisions by *2024-02-21*.<br>
> * If you have any questions or require clarification on specific<br>
> items, please don't hesitate to reach out to the product team.<br>
> * Submit any remaining P1 and P2 bug fixes following the established<br>
> process.<br>
> <br>
> By adhering to these deadlines, we can maintain a clear development path <br>
> and deliver a high-quality product on time. Your timely cooperation is <br>
> greatly appreciated.<br>
> <br>
> Thank you for your continued support of SUSE Linux Enterprise.<br>
> <br>
> Sincerely,<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> -- <br>
> *Radoslav Tsvetkov*<br>
> Senior Program Manager SUSE BCL Linux <br>
> <<a href="https://www.suse.com/solutions/business-critical-linux/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.suse.com/solutions/business-critical-linux/</a>><br>
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