.. _release-streams: Release Streams =============== The OVAL Community maintains 4 different OVAL Language release streams: * `Development`_: all adopted Proposals awaiting release into Stable * `Stable`_: all adopted Proposals qualified for release into Stable as the most recent February 1st or August 1st * `Official`_: a Stable Release that the OVAL Board selects as the Official release at least once a year * `Extensions`_: Proposals that were not adopted, but are made available as Unofficial Extensions For more details on the release process, see :ref:`release-process`. Development ------------ Once a Proposal is Adopted by the Community, it is immediately published into the Development release stream where it will stay until it has sufficient :ref:`Qualifying Implmentations ` and is released into `Stable`_. Stable ------ On February 1st and August 1st of each year, all Proposals that have been Adopted by the Community and have a sufficient :ref:`Qualifying Implmentations ` are released into `Stable`_. Official -------- The Official release stream is a Stable release selected by the OVAL Board at least once per year to be the Official release. Extensions ---------- The Extensions release stream includes Proposals that were not Adopted, but have been made available as unofficial extensions to the OVAL language at the request of a Community member. Extensions enable Community members to publicly document schemas that are not adopted by the Community.