Schedule for D0RECO Production Release P08

• December 4, 2000: SPECIAL milestone. All detector groups must be generating raw data with the Monte Carlo, and using that raw data in RECO. This functionality must exist in the TEST build of Dec. 4, 2000. We will not make a production release at this time, but require this functionality to be WORKING. This milestone couples development in RECO and the Monte Carlo and detector groups are expected to coordinate these efforts.

• January 8, 2001: All MAJOR improvements to be included in p08 MUST be released in the test build of the week of January 8. Any major modifications that miss this date will be targeted for next production release (~ May, 2001). Note that the next production release occurs AFTER roll-in.

• January 22, 2001: No new functionality will be allowed in the test build of the week of January 22. Only bug / mistake fixes will be allowed in this build. (and there better not be many...)

• February 5, 2001: Production version is created, and formal certification begins. Algorithm groups will report on certification studies at the February 23 Algorithms meeting.

• February 23, 2001: Reports on certification samples at a SPECIAL Algorithms meeting (during an off-week). Declaration of the production worthiness of executable will then be made.