Release Schedule for 24.11

[RossComputerGuy]

	Date	Branches Affected	Events
✔️	Sep, 27	-	Ask ecosystems for desired changes, in "Feature Freeze"
✔️	Oct, 11	staging-next, staging	Restrict breaking changes to Release Critical Packages
	Oct, 25	staging-next, staging	Restrict all breaking changes: allow only non-breaking updates and Desktop Manager changes
	Oct, 30	master	(Day before ZHF) merge staging-next into master, prep for ZHF
	Nov, 1	master	Begin ZHF, Focus on minimizing regressions in PRs targeting master
	Nov, 6	master	Merge first staging-next fixes into master; begin second staging-next cycle
	Nov, 8	staging	Unrestrict all breaking changes; new changes will not be present in master before branch-off
	Nov, 12	master	Merge second staging-next fix cycle
	Nov, 13	staging-next	Unrestrict all breaking changes; new changes will not be present in master before branch-off
	Nov, 14	master, 24.11	Perform Branch-off, create release channels, create new beta / unstable tags
	Nov, 15	master, 24.11	ZHF transitions to "backporting" workflow
	Nov, 16	24.11	Prepare for release, finish remaining issues
	~Nov, 22	24.11	Release! Also, ZHF ends
	Dec, 4	-	Release Retrospective Meeting

[nixos-discourse]

This issue has been mentioned on NixOS Discourse. There might be relevant details there:

https://discourse.nixos.org/t/24-11-release-cycle-coming-up/51549/1

[hacscred]

#296953 should be tagged a release blocker.

[RossComputerGuy]

@hacscred Seems like that problem has already been fixed.

[aviallon]

Can you make this issue only closeable by the release managers? I have the permissions to close this, and I hope no one accidentally closes this.

GitHub permissions model is not very fine grained.

[hacscred]

@hacscred Seems like that problem has already been fixed.

It hasn't.

[RossComputerGuy]

We've reached the 2nd step in the schedule, all release critical packages are blocked.