JS IPFS 0.38 release handover

[alanshaw]

Friends, now that the js-ipfs release process improvements are in the pipeline I can start making arrangements for when I'll be unavailable: 1 month from ~next week.

If we'd started the 0.38 release at the right time the estimated date for shipping would be 17th September. If we're a couple of weeks delayed then I'd still not be back in time to do the release.

Off the top of my head the following needs to happen:

• Finalise feature list for 0.38 release. I've listed a few of items I think we should definitely include and put a (?) suffix on items I think we could include but might need some more consideration.
• Choose a volunteer release manager(s) for the 0.38 release - @achingbrain has already said he can help, it might be cool to have a duo? Is anyone else interested in pairing up?
• Ensure release manager(s) have write access to js-ipfs, js-ipfs-http-client and interface-js-ipfs-core
• Release manager(s) need to enable 2FA on npm
• Add release manager(s) as collaborators on npm for ipfs, ipfs-http-client and interface-ipfs-core
• Walk through the process with the release manager(s)
• ...I missed a thing? Please tell me!

cc @momack

[hugomrdias]

I'm also available to help with the release.

[alanshaw]

Not explicitly covered above but the release managers on this occasion would also be responsible for day to day lead maintainer duties up to the release but also afterwards until I return!

I've added @achingbrain and @hugomrdias as collaborators on npm, you both have 2FA setup already (good job!) and you're both in the repos-javascript team so you should have write access to the relevant repos.

[jimpick]

I'm happy to help out as well! I've only dabbled a bit in the codebase so far though...

[alanshaw]

Thanks @achingbrain and @hugomrdias for handling everything while I was away! I came back to it all in a better state than I left it ❤️