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== Ramp Down for ECF 3.0.0/Galileo == 

This policy refers to listed components of [[Eclipse Communication Framework Project]] version 3.0.0.

When referring to API freeze, we mean public API for the ECF plugins only (those in CVS at /cvsroot/rt/org.eclipse.ecf/framework/bundles, and providers), NOT internal API for these plugins, incubating ECF plugins (in incubation/bundles), or plugins hosted at the [http://ecf1.osuosl.org Oregon State University Open Source Lab]].

ECF does daily builds and weekly integration builds.  

ECF committers are expected to run the test plugins associated with the plugins that are being modified (e.g. org.eclipse.ecf.tests.datashare for org.eclipse.ecf.datashare) before every change (enhancement or bug fix).  We are finishing up automated testing of all plugins for 3.0.

Documentation fixes will be allowed up until time of release.

'''Note''':  ECF has eight plugins/fragments that are required for p2 and therefore also the Eclipse SDK:

*org.eclipse.ecf, org.eclipse.ecf.identity, org.eclipse.ecf.filetransfer, org.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer, org.eclipse.ecf.ssl, org.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.ssl, org.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.httpclient, org.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.httpclient.ssl

For these plugins, the ECF build and ramp-down will follow the [http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/platform-releng/buildSchedule.html Platform Build Schedule].  Other than bug fixes, no changes are to be applied to these plugins after M7+0, and after RC3+0 no changes are to be applied at all.  Further, any changes to these plugins after M7 will need to be approved by the project lead and 2 other ECF committers.

== Policy by Milestone ==

===M6===
ECF has it's API freeze for the six platform plugins (as described above) at [[Ganymede_Simultaneous_Release#Milestones_and_Release_Candidates | M6+0]].  Beyond M6, until ECF 3.0.0 is released, no API changes are planned or expected for these six plugins.  

If some unexpected API change is required (e.g. in order to support the use of ECF for p2 and/or the Eclipse platform), then this will only be done after a positive vote of the ECF committers (i.e. majority of +1, no -1).

===M7===
ECF has it's API freeze for all other plugins at [[Galileo_Simultaneous_Release#Milestones_and_Release_Candidates | M7+2]].  Beyond M7, until ECF 3.0.0 is released, no API changes are planned or expected for any ECF plugins.  

If some unexpected API change is required, then this will only be done after a positive vote of the ECF committers (i.e. majority of +1, no -1).

===RC1===
ECF will have it's feature freeze at RC1+2.  This will mean no new/additional user-visible features will be planned or expected to be introduced beyond this point.  

If a user-visible feature change must occur to address a major or critical bug, the fix will only be applied after the project lead and 3 other committers have agreed to and then separately tested the fix.

===RC2 to Release===
Primary activity will be in testing, reporting, and addressing major or higher bugs.  Documentation additions and changes can and will continue until 3 days before Galileo Release.