kf6 time, yeah

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+title: "KDE Frameworks 6 / Plasma / Gear Release Schedule Plan"
+date: 2023-09-07T21:53:00+02:00
+draft: false
+categories: [kde, development]
+tags: [kde]
+url: /posts/kf6-release-plan/
+author: "Christoph Cullmann"
+---
+
+The Qt 6 based KDE Frameworks 6 (KF6) development is ongoing since some time.
+
+Already many things including Plasma and several applications, like Kate, have working KF6 based development versions.
+
+KDE contributors did meet this week online for planning the final release time-frames.
+
+This lead to [this current plan](https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-devel/2023-September/002008.html):
+
+    Frameworks / Plasma/ Gear Release Schedule Plan
+
+    Following on from the last Akademy we checked where we were with our
+    development progress in a meeting and settled on the following plan
+    for all 3 major parts:
+
+    - In KDE Gear master will be open for Qt6 code to land for those
+    ready to move. Not all apps need to port.
+
+    - The KDE Gear release will move by 2 months to allow for the extra
+    time needed for testing initial Qt6 changes
+
+    - An Alpha will be made in November  (a soft freeze in Plasma terms)
+
+    - Betas/RCs will be made throughout December and January (3 releases,
+    3 weeks apart)
+
+    - Final release of all 3 major parts in sync in February
+
+    Due to the delay of KDE Gear by an additional patch release of 23.08
+    will be made.
+
+This is still up for discussion, but if no objections come up, we will see a triple release of a first stable KF6, KF6 based Plasma and KF6 based Gear next February.
+
+There is still a lot to do, [help is welcome](https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved)!