Release roadmap

There is another planning issue that has been updated much more recently: #3036989: [PLAN] Roadmap

Find some updated version about the current roadmap of the 8.x branch.

Release a alpha

Release a beta

Release a stable

Get enough user feedback first.
Cleanup major issues:
http://drupal.org/project/issues/simplenews?text=&status=Open&priorities...

Communication / Marketing / More docs

Record videocast
Write blogpost
Update simplenews frontpage, release documentation

Improve test coverage

Check list
http://drupal.org/project/issues/search/simplenews?status[]=Open&issue_t...
http://drupal.org/project/issues/search/simplenews?status[]=Open&issue_t...

Clean-up Tasks

Bugfixing and some smaller features

Push some module ports

http://drupal.org/project/simplenews_linkchecker (D7 dev available)
http://drupal.org/project/simplenews_scheduler (D8 working)

Bigger features / rework

#976650: Multiple BCC recipients in one e-mail
#1140606: Permissions Per-Newsletter
#552548: Only send to own created newsletter
#772640: Allow access to unsubscribe links without subscribe permission

Enterprise features / long term development

* Conditional content (adding filter language)
* Temporary lists (quick newsletter send to recipient xyz)
* Extensive permissions (own newsletters, specific newsletter roles, ..)
* Improved scaling (e.g. queue usage)
* Data per list subscription (e.g. import a table to personalize a newsletter item)
* Generic template support (all templates should provide a clean newsletter theme.)
* Sending queue / priorities / progress
* Statistics (capture everything)
* Bounce support
* External sending (e.g through mailchimp, ...)
* Real Preview (window) with personalization
* Improve mailsystem (hooks, capabilities)
* Merge HTML Mail / Mimemail
* Adapt learnings from other Newsletter modules: Newsletter
* Learn from Mail solution providers like MailChimp