9.6.1 branch date - Wednesday 7th Nov

[Matthew Pickering]

Hi all,

In order to keep up the 6-month release cadence it is nearly time to
take the branch for the 9.6.1 release.

The date the branch will be taken is Wednesday 7th Nov.

Please reply to this email if there are any in-flight patches which
should be included in the 9.6 release.

Cheers,

Matt