On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 08:10:46AM +0200, David Ramsay wrote: > Hey, I'm wondering if you have any more info on when Debian 4.0 will be > released? > > Kind Regards > > David Ramsay >
Debian 4.0 - currently codenamed Etch - will be released when it's ready and will then become the Debian stable version. The current Debian stable version is 3.1 release 4 which was codenamed Sarge prior to release. The 4.0 release candidate is currently available if you use Debian "testing". A freeze of the base system has already taken place as part of the preparation process prior to formal release of 4.0 as stable. Changes to the release candidate are being hand moderated at the moment - packages and package changes are being individually approved if they change what will be released as 4.0. Some bugs remain to be fixed: testing is still going on. A long freeze is not anticipated but your guess is as good as anyone's as to the exact day/date/time it will be released - there is usually a Debian sweepstake of some sort to guess the _actual_ time of release. Once 4.0 is released as stable, the new "testing" will be known by the code name Lenny. On past form, a couple of months of mayhem will then ensue in testing as people try to upload new versions of packages, bug fixes etc. which were held up by the release freeze which safeguards a stable release :) Hope this helps, Andy > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
