Not initially, from the debian wikipedia page:
Initially, an accepted package is only available in the unstable
branch.[111](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian#cite_note-distributions-111)
For a package to become a candidate for the next release, it must migrate to
the Testing branch by meeting the
following:[223](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian#cite_note-223)
- It has been in unstable for a certain length of time that depends on the
urgency of the changes.
- It does not have "release-critical" bugs, except for the ones already present
in Testing. Release-critical bugs are those considered serious enough that they
make the package unsuitable for release.
- There are no outdated versions in unstable for any release ports.
- The migration does not break any packages in Testing.
- Its dependencies can be satisfied by packages already in Testing or by
packages being migrated at the same time.
- The migration is not blocked by a freeze.
Once in testing, the debian devs will then determine when they want to release
and then freeze testing and put it into the release.
Thank you for your time,
-Chase
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On June 23, 2018 5:57 PM, Matthew R. Trower <d...@blackshard.net> wrote:
> I would think we should cut new releases when we are ready to do so, rather
> than after an arbitrary amount of time. Some projects (ex. Debian, Firefox,
> much commercial software) that have very frequent commits benefit from a set
> release schedule. CDE has considerably less churn to it, so we should
> release when we have accumulated a certain degree of substance --- whenever
> that may be.
>
> Of course, I think we accumulated that substance long ago.
>
> We could perhaps consider more frequent dev releases between stable
> releases? That would help show activity if necessary, without potentially
> reducing stable releases to vaporware.
>
> By the way, I don't know the packaging requirements for Debian... are you
> required to package a "stable" release?
>
> -mrt
> From: Chase via cdesktopenv-devel
> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2018 16:48
> To: Henry Bonath
> Reply To: Chase
> Cc: CDE development
> Subject: Re: [cdesktopenv-devel] Proposing an official release in two weeks
>
> My vote is for a new release, however I have my reservations on waiting
> another 1-2 years for the next release. I would like to get the debian
> package out as soon as reasonably possible, so could we switch to a release
> schedule of roughly 6 months from now on? That way people don't think we are
> a dead project.
>
> Thank you for your time,
> -Chase
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> On June 22, 2018 8:02 PM, Henry Bonath <he...@thebonaths.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes from me as well.
>> Great work everyone!
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 9:00 PM, Christopher Turkel
>> <turkel.christop...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I vote yes.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 8:56 PM Matthew R. Trower <d...@blackshard.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Affirmative.
>>>>
>>>> -mrt
>>>> Original Message
>>>> From: Jon Trulson
>>>> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2018 17:55
>>>> To: cdesktopenv-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
>>>> Subject: [cdesktopenv-devel] Proposing an official release in two weeks
>>>>
>>>> As the title says, I'd like to propose a "stable" release of CDE in two
>>>> weeks.
>>>>
>>>> cde-next will be merged into master after release.
>>>>
>>>> Objections? Affirmations?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jon Trulson
>>>>
>>>> "Fire all weapons and open a hailing frequency for my victory yodle."
>>>>
>>>> - Zapp Brannigan
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