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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index e0d81ae8e20..7c08c29d8a3 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ - [Issue weight](#issue-weight) - [Regression issues](#regression-issues) - [Technical debt](#technical-debt) + - [Stewardship][#stewardship] - [Merge requests](#merge-requests) - [Merge request guidelines](#merge-request-guidelines) - [Contribution acceptance criteria](#contribution-acceptance-criteria) @@ -88,6 +89,27 @@ contributing to GitLab. Please see the [UX Guide for GitLab]. +## Release retrospective and kickoff + +### Retrospective + +After each release (usually on the 22nd of each month), we have a retrospective +call where we discuss what went well, what went wrong, and what we can improve +for the next release. The [retrospective notes] are public and you are invited +to comment them. +If you're interested, you can even join the [retrospective call][retro-kickoff-call]. + +### Kickoff + +Before working on the next release (usually on the 8th of each month), we have a +kickoff call to explain what we expect to ship in the next release. The +[kickoff notes] are public and you are invited to comment them. +If you're interested, you can even join the [kickoff call][retro-kickoff-call]. + +[retrospective notes]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nEkM_7Dj4bT21GJy0Ut3By76FZqCfLBmFQNVThmW2TY/edit?usp=sharing +[kickoff notes]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ElPkZ90A8ey_iOkTvUs_ByMlwKK6NAB2VOK5835wYK0/edit?usp=sharing +[retro-kickoff-call]: https://gitlab.zoom.us/j/918821206 + ## Issue tracker To get support for your particular problem please use the @@ -209,6 +231,21 @@ for a release by the appropriate person. Make sure to mention the merge request that the `technical debt` issue is associated with in the description of the issue. +### Stewardship + +For issues related to the open source stewardship of GitLab, +there is the ~"stewardship" label. + +This label is to be used for issues in which the stewardship of GitLab +is a topic of discussion. For instance if GitLab Inc. is planning to remove +features from GitLab CE to make exclusive in GitLab EE, related issues +would be labelled with ~"stewardship". + +A recent example of this was the issue for +[bringing the time tracking API to GitLab CE][time-tracking-issue]. + +[time-tracking-issue]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/25517#note_20019084 + ## Merge requests We welcome merge requests with fixes and improvements to GitLab code, tests, |