> In terms of dates [...]

I just committed the attached patch to the GDB schedule page. It now
shows target dates for 7.0 and 7.1.

One thing I should mention that I didn't talk about is the pre-release.
I've set the date of the pre-release the day after the branch is cut.
Given how careful we are in cleaning up HEAD before taking the branch,
I figured there is no point in waiting before cutting the first pre-
release. The sooner we create that pre-release, the more chances we
have of people giving it a try.

-- 
Joel