During DebConf9 on the 'Keynote from the release team' event [0], the release team has made public their intentions to switch to a 'time based freezes' and to freeze Squeeze within 4 (four) month, Those of us who didn't attend DebConf9 may have seen the following announcements made at debian-devel-announce [1] and at debian-announce [2] ML.
> time-based freezes > ================== > > For the squeeze release (and future releases), we are considering a > time-based freeze, meaning that the freeze will happen at a predictable > and predetermined time with the release happening at a later time once > the release requirements are met. We think that having a time-based > freeze would enhance the responsibility among developers to plan ahead > and make sure that the version they want to get in the next release is > one that is stable and can be well supported. time-based freezes would > make a release schedule more predictable... I believe Debian Edu may benefit from such improved predictability in the long run, though predictability is not yet here: > Timeline > ======== > > Based on feedback of the community on the plan to freeze in December > 2009 and the ambituous Release Goals we set for ourselves, we are > revisiting the decision to freeze December 2009. > > We'll be consulting all key teams within Debian to see how their plans > and schedules can fit into a new timeline. Before the end of August we > hope to have finished this process of consultation and be able to > present the new plan to you. So assuming predictability will come by the end of the month, it is not too early to think of our release plans ;-) I dare predict, based on recent advancement, that we will not release our Lenny by that time. I hope to initiate a discusion of optional ways to deal with a shrunk 'stable' phase of Lenny both here on ML and on Wiki at: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Devel/Squeeze Starting with: - Could we skip Lenny? Why? - Can we not skip Lenny? How? Please speak your mind. Odd. [0] http://penta.debconf.org/dc9_schedule/events/407.en.html (recordings are not yet available). [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2009/07/msg00001.html [2] http://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/2009/msg00010.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
