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?)
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  * Documentation
   * Screenshots
   * Translations?
   * Behaviour changes

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
    • Documentation
      • Screenshots
      • Translations?
      • Behaviour changes
    • 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)