== Objectives ==

 * Take a step back to see where we are at with Grass 7
 * Enlarge user base of Grass 7 to increase number of testers
 * Create a fixed target for binaries that could be included ~~in distributions~~ in PPAs
 * Create a known delta to test new changes against
== Tasks ==

 * Check current state of bug reports, especially critical ones, possibly reclassifying some if needed
  * [https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/query?status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&order=priority&priority=critical&priority=blocker&col=id&col=summary&col=priority&col=status&col=type&col=milestone&col=component&milestone=7.0.0 List of current blockers and critical bugs with milestone = 7.0]
 * Make decision on calendar, especially making sure that sufficient developers are available for bug fixing during freeze and users for testing
 * Declare feature freeze, limiting commits to bug fixes (~~possibly limiting svn write access temporarily ?~~)
 * Bug fixing sprint
 * After one week, release a RC
 * Testing and bug fixing sprint
 * After two weeks, release tech-preview
 * Open svn to general development again

== Calendar ==

 * Day 1: Freeze
 * Day 8: Release Candidate
 * Day 15: Release