Blender 2.80 is now planned to be released tomorrow on July 30, we aim to add the last commits and make the builds today. See bf-committers for coordination.
The master branch is open for 2.81 development. The aim is to keep master stable at all times. As a reminder:
New features and changes must be complete.
Use code review.
Release notes must be ready along with the commit to master.
Add automated tests where possible.
Be available for bug fixes and feedback after committing.
Blender is now available on the Snap Store for Linux, maintained by the Blender Foundation. Thanks to Gustavo Niemeyer for helping set this up.