openIMIS is released twice a year. The plan is to have a new release out in April and October every year. For each release cycle there is a fixed sequence of phases that the software has to pass:
Phase | Activities | April | October | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Freeze | Feature freeze | end of February | end of August | |
Alpha | IT Testing | two weeks | ||
Beta | Bug fix and implementers testing | one month | ||
RC | Final release candidate | two weeks | ||
GA | General availability - release date | by end of April | by end of October | |
The following releases are documented so far: