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authorGitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com>2018-11-20 13:21:42 +0000
committerGitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com>2018-11-20 13:21:43 +0000
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# Conflicts: # CHANGELOG.md # locale/gitlab.pot # spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb # spec/models/project_wiki_spec.rb # spec/models/repository_spec.rb # spec/services/quick_actions/interpret_service_spec.rb [ci skip]
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@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ picked into the stable branches) up to the 19th of the month. Such merge
requests should have the ~"feature flag" label assigned, and don't require a
corresponding exception request to be created.
+In order to build the final package and present the feature for self-hosted
+customers, the feature flag should be removed. This should happen before the
+22nd, ideally _at least_ 2 days before. That means MRs with feature
+flags being picked at the 19th would have a quite tight schedule, so picking
+these _earlier_ is preferable.
+
While rare, release managers may decide to reject picking a change into a stable
branch, even when feature flags are used. This might be necessary if the changes
are deemed problematic, too invasive, or there simply isn't enough time to