[pytest-dev] how about merging features into master and a 2.9 release?

[Ronny Pfannschmidt]

Hi everyone,

i think features made quite some accumulations,
and its time for a 2.9 release,

i propose to merge features into master
after a cooldown period for 2.8.6 (i think 1-2 weeks is fine)

afterwards a 2.9 release can be prepared

-- Ronny