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Ask people to create EE MRs on the 7th

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@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ core team members will mention this person.
### Merge request coaching ### Merge request coaching
Several people from the [GitLab team][team] are helping community members to get Several people from the [GitLab team][team] are helping community members to get
their contributions accepted by meeting our [Definition of done](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#definition-of-done). their contributions accepted by meeting our [Definition of done][done].
What you can expect from them is described at https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/merge-request-coach/. What you can expect from them is described at https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/merge-request-coach/.
@ -64,6 +64,26 @@ Merge requests may still be merged into master during this period,
but they will go into the _next_ release, unless they are manually cherry-picked into the stable branch. but they will go into the _next_ release, unless they are manually cherry-picked into the stable branch.
By freezing the stable branches 2 weeks prior to a release, we reduce the risk of a last minute merge request potentially breaking things. By freezing the stable branches 2 weeks prior to a release, we reduce the risk of a last minute merge request potentially breaking things.
### On the 7th
Merge requests should still be complete, following the
[definition of done][done]. The single exception is documentation, and this can
only be left until after the freeze if:
* There is a follow-up issue to add documentation.
* It is assigned to the person writing documentation for this feature, and they
are aware of it.
* It is in the correct milestone, with the ~Deliverable label.
All Community Edition merge requests from GitLab team members merged on the
freeze date (the 7th) should have a corresponding Enterprise Edition merge
request, even if there are no conflicts. This is to reduce the size of the
subsequent EE merge, as we often merge a lot to CE on the release date. For more
information, see
[limit conflicts with EE when developing on CE][limit_ee_conflicts].
### Between the 7th and the 22nd
Once the stable branch is frozen, only fixes for regressions (bugs introduced in that same release) Once the stable branch is frozen, only fixes for regressions (bugs introduced in that same release)
and security issues will be cherry-picked into the stable branch. and security issues will be cherry-picked into the stable branch.
Any merge requests cherry-picked into the stable branch for a previous release will also be picked into the latest stable branch. Any merge requests cherry-picked into the stable branch for a previous release will also be picked into the latest stable branch.
@ -158,3 +178,5 @@ still an issue I encourage you to open it on the [GitLab.com issue tracker](http
[contribution acceptance criteria]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#contribution-acceptance-criteria [contribution acceptance criteria]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#contribution-acceptance-criteria
["Implement design & UI elements" guidelines]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#implement-design-ui-elements ["Implement design & UI elements" guidelines]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#implement-design-ui-elements
[Thoughtbot code review guide]: https://github.com/thoughtbot/guides/tree/master/code-review [Thoughtbot code review guide]: https://github.com/thoughtbot/guides/tree/master/code-review
[done]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#definition-of-done
[limit_ee_conflicts]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/doc/development/limit_ee_conflicts.md