ReleaseCycle

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  * What is the valid use case here, and can we accomodate it within Ubuntu?
  * Making new packages (as opposed to new versions) more accessible to users of stable releases		   * What are the valid use cases, and can we accomodate them within Ubuntu?
   * Making new packages available to users of stable releases
   * Making new versions of existing packages available to users of stable releases (at what granularity?)

People

Goal

Review our experiences with the existing release strategy and discuss possible improvements

Requirements

Agenda

  • Everybody loves newer software
    • The backports mess
    • What are the valid use cases, and can we accomodate them within Ubuntu?
      • Making new packages available to users of stable releases
      • Making new versions of existing packages available to users of stable releases (at what granularity?)
  • Phases of freeze
  • Release rollup / checklist items
    • Artwork
    • Translations
      • String freeze
      • Installer translations
      • Non-langpack translations
      • Langpack translations
    • Kernel
    • Uploads of packages which go on the CD
    • Uploads to main
    • Uploads to universe

Pre-Work

UbuntuDownUnder/BOFs/ReleaseCycle (last edited 2008-08-06 16:36:33 by localhost)