Announce 1.16.0 --> 2.0.0 (#4950)

HDFGroup · Oct 11, 2024 · 5e8fd61 · 5e8fd61
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 | Release | New Features |
 | ------- | ------------ |
-| 1.14.5 | oss-fuzz fixes, ros3 VFD improvements |
-| 1.14.6 | Last maintenance release of 1.14 |
-| 1.16.0 | Complex number support, updated library defaults (cache sizes, etc.) |
-| 2.0.0 | Multi-threaded HDF5, crashproofing / metadata journaling, Full (VFD) SWMR, encryption, digital signatures, sparse datasets, improved storage for variable-length datatypes, better Unicode support (especially on Windows), semantic versioning |
+| 2.0.0 | Drop Autotools support, complex number support, updated library defaults (cache sizes, etc.), semantic versioning |
+| FUTURE | Multi-threaded HDF5, crashproofing / metadata journaling, Full (VFD) SWMR, encryption, digital signatures, sparse datasets, improved storage for variable-length datatypes, better Unicode support (especially on Windows) |
 
-Some HDF5 2.0.0 features listed here may be released in a 1.16.x release.
+NOTE: In the March 2025 release we will begin using semantic versioning (https://semver.org/) and the previously announced 1.16.0 version will instead be numbered 2.0.0.
 
 This list of feature release versions is also tentative, and the specific release
 in which a feature is introduced may change.

diff --git a/doc/img/release-schedule.plantuml b/doc/img/release-schedule.plantuml
@@ -23,26 +23,24 @@ Project starts 2023-01-01
 [1.12.3] happens 2023-11-30
 [1.12] is colored in #88CCEE
 
-[1.14] starts at 2023-01-01 and lasts 118 weeks
+[1.14] starts at 2023-01-01 and lasts 92 weeks
 [1.14.1] happens at 2023-04-30
 [1.14.2] happens at 2023-08-31
 [1.14.3] happens at 2023-10-31
 [1.14.4.2] happens at 2024-04-15
 [1.14.4.3] happens at 2024-05-22
 [1.14.5] happens at 2024-09-30
-[1.14.6] happens at 2025-03-31
 [1.14.1] displays on same row as [1.14.1]
 [1.14.2] displays on same row as [1.14.1]
 [1.14.3] displays on same row as [1.14.1]
 [1.14.4.2] displays on same row as [1.14.1]
 [1.14.5] displays on same row as [1.14.1]
-[1.14.6] displays on same row as [1.14.1]
 [1.14] is colored in #B187CF
 
-[1.16] starts at 2025-03-31 and lasts 35 weeks
-[1.16.0] happens at 2025-03-31
-[1.16.1] happens at 2025-09-30
-[1.16.1] displays on same row as [1.16.0]
-[1.16] is colored in #02BFA0
+[2.0] starts at 2024-09-30 and lasts 53 weeks
+[2.0.0] happens at 2025-03-31
+[2.1.0] happens at 2025-09-30
+[2.1.0] displays on same row as [2.0.0]
+[2.0] is colored in #02BFA0
 
 @endgantt
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