MilestoneProcess
3518
Comment:
|
5856
update to clarify what is actually happening with the technical overview page and web team
|
Deletions are marked like this. | Additions are marked like this. |
Line 1: | Line 1: |
To be carried out by: Martin Pitt, with support from the [https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-release Ubuntu release team] | To be carried out by: Ubuntu Release Manager, with support from the [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-release|Ubuntu release team]] |
Line 9: | Line 9: |
1. Ask the marketing team (ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com) to prepare a web page about the changes since the last milestone * Please notify matthew.nuzum@canonical.com that there will be impending website changes 1. Notify developers by mailing [http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce ubuntu-devel-announce]: * Pointer to milestone page |
1. Start to prepare web page summarizing the changes since the last milestone * Set up template * Ask the marketing team (ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com) if they have input * Notify the technical leads and product managers/designates for their input. 1. Coordinate with web team for contacts and plans during release day * Please notify web team (email: ellen.arnold@canonical.com, IRC:ellen) that there will be impending website changes * Review list of full iso image names and sizing with the web team (ellen.arnold@canonical.com, IRC ellen) 1. Notify developers by mailing [[http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce|ubuntu-devel-announce]]: * Pointer to milestone release notes page |
Line 18: | Line 23: |
1. Discuss with Desktop team and MartinPitt whether or not to re-enable apport by default. | |
Line 21: | Line 27: |
1. Announce the milestone freeze on the `#ubuntu-devel` topic and [http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce ubuntu-devel-announce]. There is generally no need to tell people to hold off on uploads, as they will be held automatically by Soyuz once the next task is performed. 1. Set the distrorelease status to `FROZEN` in Launchpad |
1. Announce the milestone freeze on the `#ubuntu-devel` topic, [[http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce|ubuntu-devel-announce]]. If it is not a hard freeze, let people know to hold off on the uploads. When it is a hard freeze, they will be held automatically by Soyuz once the next task is performed. 1. If a hard freeze is in use, set the distrorelease status to `FROZEN` in Launchpad 1. As first image becomes available, mail out to ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com and ubuntu-bugsquad@lists.ubuntu.com to announce that ISO images are ready for testing, and refer people to the ISO tracker. |
Line 26: | Line 33: |
* [[http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/nbs.html|NBS]] list | |
Line 27: | Line 35: |
1. Ensure that you accept at least one package through the [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+queue?batch=300&queue_state=1|Launchpad UI]], to ensure that launchpad has not broken (important for non-Canonical members of the release team). If it has, please file a bug on [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/soyuz/+bugs|Soyuz]], and scream loudly. | |
Line 35: | Line 44: |
1. Prepare the release web page content (technical overview) * review input from tech leads * add discovered bugs not going to be fixed from ISO testing * Review `-changes` mailing list since the last milestone to make sure that all relevant major changes have been documented in the milestone's web page |
|
Line 36: | Line 49: |
* Review `-changes` mailing list since the last milestone to make sure that all relevant major changes have been documented in the milestone's web page * this should refer to the web page prepared by the marketing team rather than going into details of changes itself * update the page to include any caveats |
* this should refer to the summary web page prepared by the teams rather than going into details of changes itself * update the page to include any caveats |
Line 42: | Line 54: |
1. Publish the milestone CD images. This usually requires mangling the `HEADER.html` in the directory where the images are stored, since publish-release isn't smart enough to do the right thing there 1. Notify Henrik Omma to begin [https://wiki.canonical.com/CertificationTestingProcess CertificationTestingProcess] (private due to agreements with vendors) |
1. If there is a previous milestone for this series, move those images from /srv/cdimage.ubuntu.com/www/full to /srv/cdimage.ubuntu.com/old-images/, and notify the sysadmin team that these are available for off-line archival. 1. Publish the milestone CD images: `./publish-image-set.py` (from [[https://code.launchpad.net/+branch/ubuntu-archive-tools|lp:ubuntu-archive-tools]]) will print the necessary commands. 1. [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UEC/Images/Publishing|Publish the milestone UEC images]] on uec-images.ubuntu.com. 1. Notify Hardware Certification team ( email: Ara.Pulido@canonical.com, IRC: ara ) to begin [[https://wiki.canonical.com/CertificationTestingProcess|CertificationTestingProcess]] (private due to agreements with vendors) |
Line 46: | Line 60: |
1. Notify web site team (email: ellen.arnold@canonical.com, IRC: ellen) to update to new images and notes. * `/testing` on the website with release notes * alphas are served off of cdimage, betas and others use `/testing/download |
|
Line 47: | Line 64: |
1. Notify Matthew Nuzum to update the website and the `/products/GetUbuntu/ReleaseNotes` redirection * `/testing` |
|
Line 50: | Line 65: |
1. Set the distrorelease back to `DEVELOPMENT` in Launchpad | 1. If a hard freeze was in use, set the distrorelease back to `DEVELOPMENT` in Launchpad |
Line 52: | Line 67: |
1. Post an announcement on [[https://release-blog.ubuntu.com/wp-admin/edit.php|http://release-blog.ubuntu.com/]] | |
Line 54: | Line 70: |
1. Create new milestone in Launchpad for the next milestone | 1. Release manager to mark the old milestone inactive in Launchpad (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/RELEASE) 1. Release manager to work through any old milestoned bugs still remaining, and move to next milestone if appropriate. 1. Release manager update the burndown chart links on ReleaseTeam/FeatureStatus |
Line 56: | Line 74: |
Release plus 7 days: 1. In planning cycle, review [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseManifest|Release Manifest]] and make any necessary updates. |
|
Line 59: | Line 81: |
* Warn the QA team (ubuntu-bugsquad@lists.ubuntu.com) | ---- CategoryProcess |
To be carried out by: Ubuntu Release Manager, with support from the Ubuntu release team
Goals:
- Produce a set of distribution media images suitable for testing by advanced users and hardware recertification
- Make the archive consistent so that upgrade testing can be performed
Release minus 6 days:
- Start to prepare web page summarizing the changes since the last milestone
- Set up template
Ask the marketing team (ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com) if they have input
- Notify the technical leads and product managers/designates for their input.
- Coordinate with web team for contacts and plans during release day
Please notify web team (email: ellen.arnold@canonical.com, IRC:ellen) that there will be impending website changes
Review list of full iso image names and sizing with the web team (ellen.arnold@canonical.com, IRC ellen)
Notify developers by mailing ubuntu-devel-announce:
- Pointer to milestone release notes page
- Reminder of milestone freeze
Request to avoid and eliminate PackageInconsistencies
- Target any relevant bugs to the milestone
- Merge seeds and update metapackages for all releasing derivatives
Notify Michael Vogt to perform a GnomeAppInstallDesktopDatabaseUpdate
Discuss with Desktop team and MartinPitt whether or not to re-enable apport by default.
Release minus 2 days:
Announce the milestone freeze on the #ubuntu-devel topic, ubuntu-devel-announce. If it is not a hard freeze, let people know to hold off on the uploads. When it is a hard freeze, they will be held automatically by Soyuz once the next task is performed.
If a hard freeze is in use, set the distrorelease status to FROZEN in Launchpad
As first image becomes available, mail out to ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com and ubuntu-bugsquad@lists.ubuntu.com to announce that ISO images are ready for testing, and refer people to the ISO tracker.
- Review problems and file targeted bugs for those which need resolution before builds can begin:
- Live filesystem build failures
NBS list
- Selectively accept package uploads to resolve targeted bugs
Ensure that you accept at least one package through the Launchpad UI, to ensure that launchpad has not broken (important for non-Canonical members of the release team). If it has, please file a bug on Soyuz, and scream loudly.
Release minus 1 day:
- Resolve any remaining targeted bugs
Begin UpgradeTestingProcess, since the archive is now consistent
- Stop all live filesystem and cdimage cron jobs
- Produce full set of images
Iterate ReleaseValidationProcess and fix showstopper bugs
- Prepare the release web page content (technical overview)
- review input from tech leads
- add discovered bugs not going to be fixed from ISO testing
Review -changes mailing list since the last milestone to make sure that all relevant major changes have been documented in the milestone's web page
- Prepare the release announcement
- this should refer to the summary web page prepared by the teams rather than going into details of changes itself
- update the page to include any caveats
Release:
- If there is a previous milestone for this series, move those images from /srv/cdimage.ubuntu.com/www/full to /srv/cdimage.ubuntu.com/old-images/, and notify the sysadmin team that these are available for off-line archival.
Publish the milestone CD images: ./publish-image-set.py (from lp:ubuntu-archive-tools) will print the necessary commands.
Publish the milestone UEC images on uec-images.ubuntu.com.
Notify Hardware Certification team ( email: Ara.Pulido@canonical.com, IRC: ara ) to begin CertificationTestingProcess (private due to agreements with vendors)
- Verify that all mirrors listed in the announcement or release notes have images
- Check functionality of torrents
Notify web site team (email: ellen.arnold@canonical.com, IRC: ellen) to update to new images and notes.
/testing on the website with release notes
- alphas are served off of cdimage, betas and others use `/testing/download
Send the release announcement to ubuntu-devel-announce
Confirm that UpgradeTestingProcess is complete before unfreezing archive
If a hard freeze was in use, set the distrorelease back to DEVELOPMENT in Launchpad
Update the topic on #ubuntu-devel
Post an announcement on http://release-blog.ubuntu.com/
Clear out any pending entries in the UNAPPROVED queue
- Turn live filesystems and cdimage cron jobs back on.
Release manager to mark the old milestone inactive in Launchpad (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/RELEASE)
- Release manager to work through any old milestoned bugs still remaining, and move to next milestone if appropriate.
Release manager update the burndown chart links on ReleaseTeam/FeatureStatus
If any modifications to this process were made in this run, check whether they apply to BetaProcess and ReleaseProcess as well.
Release plus 7 days:
In planning cycle, review Release Manifest and make any necessary updates.
Outstanding issues
MilestoneProcess (last edited 2020-11-16 18:01:38 by vorlon)