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[Xen-changelog] [xen master] docs: adjust xen release cycle text



commit b92a286cfb72eacbc988b500f4bb04dbe6bedc0c
Author:     Wei Liu <wl@xxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Fri Nov 15 14:27:20 2019 +0000
Commit:     Wei Liu <wl@xxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Fri Nov 15 14:45:17 2019 +0000

    docs: adjust xen release cycle text
    
    Fix text about release cycle. Drop the conjured up example that's no
    longer applicable.
    
    Signed-off-by: Wei Liu <wl@xxxxxxx>
    Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
    Release-acked-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
    Acked-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
---
 docs/process/xen-release-management.pandoc | 15 +++------------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/process/xen-release-management.pandoc 
b/docs/process/xen-release-management.pandoc
index d6abc90a02..e1aa1eda8f 100644
--- a/docs/process/xen-release-management.pandoc
+++ b/docs/process/xen-release-management.pandoc
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ that they can have an idea what to expect from the Release 
Manager.
 
 # Xen release cycle
 
-The Xen hypervisor project now releases twice a year, at the beginning of
-June and the beginning of December. The actual release date depends on a lot
-of factors.
+The Xen hypervisor project now releases every 8 months. The actual release date
+depends on a lot of factors.
 
 We can roughly divide one release into two periods. The development period
-and the freeze period. The former is 4 months long and the latter is about 2
+and the freeze period. The former is 6 months long and the latter is about 2
 months long.
 
 During development period, contributors submit patches to be reviewed and
@@ -34,14 +33,6 @@ During freeze period, the tree is closed for new features. 
Only bug fixes are
 accepted. This period can be shorter or longer than 2 months. If it ends up
 longer than 2 months, it eats into the next development period.
 
-Here is a conjured up example (use ```cal 2017``` to get an idea):
-
-* Development period: 2017 June 11 - 2017 September 29
-    * the "cut-off date" is 2017 September 29
-    * the "last posting date" is 2017 September 15
-* Freeze period: 2017 October 2 - 2017 December 7
-    * the anticipated release date is 2017 December 7
-
 # The different roles in a Xen release
 
 ## Release Manager
--
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