LLVM and GCC have evolved very different policies for release engineering (development cycle, scheduling, type of maintenance, duration of maintenance) that impacts the manner in which it is consumed and deployed by individual users, packagers (Linux distributions and product-versions of the compilers), and downstream projects. This session explores the differing approaches and if either compiler should consider changes in its policies to better address the needs of its user community or to make the development and release engineering process more efficient. The session will describe the release engineering process of the two compiler ecosystems followed by a conversation among the attendees about potential paths forward.