This page describes the language pack release schedule for
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Language pack updates are placed in the regular update
repositories according to a fixed schedule, provided they have been
properly [[Translations/LanguagePackUpdatesQA|tested and signed off on]].

= Language pack testing and updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS =

The table below describes the schedule for language pack testing and updating. All language pack release dates are an integer number of weeks apart, in order to create a predictable week pattern work flow. The week pattern is as follows:
 * Proposed language packs are placed in the proposed repository on Thursdays
 * The testing deadlines are on Wednesday
 * Tested language packs are released on Thursdays

##NOTE: '''Calendar for this release not set up yet''' - The language pack release schedule is also available as an [[http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/jb2k4730cc7obp9fekgbju2tsc%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics|iCal-feed]]. From the link an iCal file can be downloaded for import in various calendar programs (e.g. [[http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/stable/usage-calendar-multiple.html.en|Evolution]] or [[http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=37118|Google Calendar]]) or you can subscribe to it (e.g. with [[http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=37100|Google Calendar]]) to stay updated if the schedule changes.

||<rowbgcolor="#cccccc"> '''Date''' || '''Work Item Iteration''' || '''Status''' || '''Notes''' ||
||<-4 #eeeeee> April 2014 ||
|| April 17th    || || || {*} Release of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) ||
||<-4 #eeeeee> May 2014 ||
|| May 29th: 1400 UTC || Proposed lang-pack-update placed in the -proposed repository, testing begins || (./) ||<style="text-align: left" |4> '''First language pack update cycle''' ||
||<-3 #eeeeee> June 2014 ||
|| June 4th: 1400 UTC || Testing deadline || (./) ||
|| June 5th || Tested language pack updates are released || (./) ||
||<-4 #eeeeee> July 2014 ||
|| July 10th: 1400 UTC || Proposed lang-pack-update placed in the -proposed repository, testing begins || (./) ||<style="text-align: left" |3> '''Second language pack update cycle'''<<BR>>FULL UPDATE ||
|| July 16th: 1400 UTC || Testing deadline || (./) ||
|| July 17th || Tested language pack updates are released || (./) ||
|| July 24th || || || {*} Release of Ubuntu 14.04.1 ||
||<-4 #eeeeee> October 2014 ||
|| October 23rd || || || {*} Release of Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) ||
||<-4 #eeeeee> November 2014 ||
|| November 13th: 1400 UTC || Proposed lang-pack-update placed in the -proposed repository, testing begins || (./) ||<style="text-align: left" |3> '''Third language pack update cycle''' ||
|| November 19th: 1400 UTC || Testing deadline || (./) ||
|| November 20th || Tested language pack updates are released || (./) ||
||<-4 #eeeeee> February 2015 ||
|| February 19th: 1400 UTC || Proposed lang-pack-update placed in the -proposed repository, testing begins || (./) ||<style="text-align: left" |3> '''Fourth language pack update cycle'''<<BR>>FULL UPDATE ||
|| February 25th: 1400 UTC || Testing deadline || (./) ||
|| February 26th || Tested language pack updates are released || (./) ||