Release Plan 6.1

Detailed schedule for the 6.1 release. The page mentions weeks instead of exact dates, please read explanation on the overall release plan page.

6.1.0 release

include features from master
event	date
Alpha1	Week 17 , Apr 23, 2018 - Apr 29, 2018
Hard feature freeze & branch libreoffice-6-1	Week 21 , May 21, 2018 - May 27, 2018
Beta1	Week 21 , May 21, 2018 - May 27, 2018
Beta2 - optional	Week 24 , Jun 11, 2018 - Jun 17, 2018
Hard English string & UI freeze	Week 27 , Jul 2, 2018 - Jul 8, 2018
RC1	Week 27 , Jul 2, 2018 - Jul 8, 2018
Hard code freeze & branch libreoffice-6-1-0	Week 29 , Jul 16, 2018 - Jul 22, 2018
RC2	Week 29 , Jul 16, 2018 - Jul 22, 2018
RC3	Week 31 , Jul 30, 2018 - Aug 5, 2018
Release 6.1.0	Week 32 , Aug 6, 2018 - Aug 12, 2018

6.1.1 was initially scheduled for release in week 37, but RC1 was delayed, shifting the schedule

Only important bug fixes, and l10n improvements
event	date
Hard code freeze & branch libreoffice-6-1-1 (initially 32)	Week 34 , Aug 20, 2018 - Aug 26, 2018
RC1 (initially 32)	Week 34 , Aug 20, 2018 - Aug 26, 2018
RC2 (initially 34)	Week 36 , Sep 3, 2018 - Sep 9, 2018
Release 6.1.1 (initially 35)	Week 37 , Sep 10, 2018 - Sep 16, 2018

6.1.2 is a release with shortened cycle (only a single RC), since 6.1.1 was delayed

Only important bug fixes, and l10n improvements
event	date
Hard code freeze & branch libreoffice-6-1-2	Week 38 , Sep 17, 2018 - Sep 23, 2018
RC1	Week 38 , Sep 17, 2018 - Sep 23, 2018
Release 6.1.2	Week 39 , Sep 24, 2018 - Sep 30, 2018

Only important bug fixes, and l10n improvements
Event	Date
Hard code freeze & branch libreoffice-6-1-3	Week 41 , Oct 8, 2018 - Oct 14, 2018
RC1	Week 41 , Oct 8, 2018 - Oct 14, 2018
RC2	Week 43 , Oct 22, 2018 - Oct 28, 2018
Release 6.1.3	Week 44 , Oct 29, 2018 - Nov 4, 2018

Only important bug fixes, and l10n improvements
Event	Date
Hard code freeze & branch libreoffice-6-1-4	Week 48 , Nov 26, 2018 - Dec 2, 2018
RC1	Week 48 , Nov 26, 2018 - Dec 2, 2018
RC2	Week 50 , Dec 10, 2018 - Dec 16, 2018
Release 6.1.4	Week 51 , Dec 17, 2018 - Dec 23, 2018

Only important bug fixes, and l10n improvements
Event	Date
Hard code freeze & branch libreoffice-6-1-5	Week 3 , Jan 14, 2019 - Jan 20, 2019
RC1	Week 3 , Jan 14, 2019 - Jan 20, 2019
RC2	Week 5 , Jan 28, 2019 - Feb 3, 2019
Release 6.1.5	Week 6 , Feb 4, 2019 - Feb 10, 2019

Only important bug fixes, and l10n improvements
Event	Date
Hard code freeze & branch libreoffice-6-1-6	Week 15 , Apr 8, 2019 - Apr 14, 2019
RC1	Week 15 , Apr 8, 2019 - Apr 14, 2019
RC2	Week 17 , Apr 22, 2019 - Apr 28, 2019
Release 6.1.6	Week 18 , Apr 29, 2019 - May 5, 2019

no more bugfix releases will be created from the 6-1 code branch by TDF^[1]
event	date
End of Life	May 29, 2019

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