ReleasePlan/5.1

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Detailed schedule for the 5.1 release. The page mentions weeks instead of exact dates, please read explanation on the overall release plan page.

5.1.0 release

include features from master
event	date
Alpha1	Week 42 , Oct 12, 2015 - Oct 18, 2015
Hard feature freezed & branched libreoffice-5-1 (initially week 47)	Week 48 , Nov 23, 2015 - Nov 29, 2015
Beta1 (initially week 47)	Week 48 , Nov 23, 2015 - Nov 29, 2015
Beta2 (optionally)	Week 49 , Nov 30, 2015 - Dec 6, 2015
Hard English string & UI freeze	Week 51 , Dec 14, 2015 - Dec 20, 2015
RC1	Week 51 , Dec 14, 2015 - Dec 20, 2015
Hard code freeze & branch libreoffice-5-1-0	Week 2 , Jan 11, 2016 - Jan 17, 2016
RC2	Week 2 , Jan 11, 2016 - Jan 17, 2016
RC3	Week 4 , Jan 25, 2016 - Jan 31, 2016
Release 5.1.0	Week 5 , Feb 1, 2016 - Feb 7, 2016

only important bug fixes, and l10n improvements
event	date
Hard code freeze & branch libreoffice-5-1-1	Week 6 , Feb 8, 2016 - Feb 14, 2016
RC1	Week 6 , Feb 8, 2016 - Feb 14, 2016
RC2 (not published)	Week 8 , Feb 22, 2016 - Feb 28, 2016
RC3 (initially unscheduled)	Week 09 , Feb 29, 2016 - Mar 6, 2016
Release 5.1.1 (initially week 9)	Week 10 , Mar 7, 2016 - Mar 13, 2016

Only important bug fixes, and l10n improvements
Event	Date
Hard code freeze & branch libreoffice-5-1-2	Week 11 , Mar 14, 2016 - Mar 20, 2016
RC1	Week 11 , Mar 14, 2016 - Mar 20, 2016
RC2	Week 13 , Mar 28, 2016 - Apr 3, 2016
Release 5.1.2	Week 14 , Apr 4, 2016 - Apr 10, 2016

Only important bug fixes, and l10n improvements
Event	Date
Hard code freeze & branch libreoffice-5-1-3	Week 16 , Apr 18, 2016 - Apr 24, 2016
RC1	Week 16 , Apr 18, 2016 - Apr 24, 2016
RC2	Week 18 , May 2, 2016 - May 8, 2016
Release 5.1.3	Week 19 , May 9, 2016 - May 15, 2016

Only important bug fixes, and l10n improvements
Event	Date
Hard code freeze & branch libreoffice-5-1-4	Week 22 , May 30, 2016 - Jun 5, 2016
RC1	Week 22 , May 30, 2016 - Jun 5, 2016
RC2	Week 24 , Jun 13, 2016 - Jun 19, 2016
Release 5.1.4	Week 25 , Jun 20, 2016 - Jun 26, 2016

Only important bug fixes, and l10n improvements
Event	Date
Hard code freeze & branch libreoffice-5-1-5	Week 28 , Jul 11, 2016 - Jul 17, 2016
RC1	Week 28 , Jul 11, 2016 - Jul 17, 2016
RC2	Week 30 , Jul 25, 2016 - Jul 31, 2016
Release 5.1.5	Week 31 , Aug 1, 2016 - Aug 7, 2016

Only important bug fixes, and l10n improvements
Event	Date
Hard code freeze & branch libreoffice-5-1-6	Week 40 , Oct 3, 2016 - Oct 9, 2016
RC1	Week 40 , Oct 3, 2016 - Oct 9, 2016
RC2	Week 42 , Oct 17, 2016 - Oct 23, 2016
Release 5.1.6	Week 43 , Oct 24, 2016 - Oct 30, 2016

no more bugfix releases will be created from the 5.1 code branch by TDF^[1]
event	date
End of Life	November 27, 2016

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