New Drupal 8 core committers: Gábor, Roy and Lauri
url:
https://groups.drupal.org/node/516400
News
Proposed product goals for Drupal 8.4/8.5(+) core *DRAFT*
Checkout what is being discussed as proposed product goals for Drupal core 8.4 and 8.5. There are some interesting things in this slide deck. 281
url:
https://www.drupal.org/node/2858592
Dries Buytaert: Making Drupal upgrades easy forever
Great news for Drupal in my humble opinion! Last week Dries Buytaert dropped a little blog post that announced a major shift in how the Drupal project is going to handle backwards compatibility starting in 8.4. I won't summarize it here but everyone should read this post. 281
url:
http://buytaert.net/making-drupal-upgrades-easy-forever
Core will be updated to use short array syntax (many patches will need rerolls)
"Work is underway to patch core for this change, which will touch many files, so be aware that you will need to reroll patches for conflicts and adjust them to use the new standard." 280
url:
https://groups.drupal.org/node/516354
Drupal blog: Drupal 8.3.0-rc1 is available for testing
"The first release candidate for the upcoming Drupal 8.3.0 release is now available for testing. Drupal 8.3.0 is expected to be released April 5." 280
url:
https://www.drupal.org/blog/drupal-8-3-0-rc1
It's Time To Vote - Community Elections
"Voting is now open for the 2017 At-Large Board positions for the Drupal Association! If you haven't yet, check out the candidate profiles including their short videos found on the profile pages. Get to know your candidates, and then get ready vote." 280
url:
https://www.drupal.org/association/blog/its-time-to-vote-community-elections
Updated deprecation process for Drupal 8 code
"From Drupal 8.3.0 onwards, in order to make the deprecation process as simple as possible for developers and users, we have created a new deprecation policy that details what can be deprecated and how." 279
url:
https://groups.drupal.org/node/516318
Meet the Drupal Association At-Large Board Member Candidates
"Did you know you have a say in who is on the Drupal Association Board? Each year, the Drupal community votes in a member who serves two years on the board. It’s your chance to decide which community voice you want to represent you in discussions that set the strategic direction for the Drupal Association." 279
url:
https://www.drupal.org/association/blog/meet-the-drupal-association-at-large-board-member-candidates
Announcing 161 sessions of diverse speakers, new perspectives, and top-notch topics for DrupalCon programming
The sessions for DrupalCon Baltimore have been announced. 279
url:
https://events.drupal.org/baltimore2017/news/announcing-161-sessions-diverse-speakers-new-perspectives-and-top-notch-topics
8.3.0 release candidate phase begins week of February 27; no Drupal 8.2.x or 7.x patch release planned
"The release candidate phase for the 8.3.0 minor release begins the week of February 27. Starting that week, the 8.3.x branch will be subject to release candidate restrictions, with only critical fixes and certain other limited changes allowed" 279
url:
https://groups.drupal.org/node/516293
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