[mythtv-users] 0.24 Feature Freeze and Release Timeline

Chris Pinkham cpinkham at bc2va.org
Tue Sep 21 05:20:23 UTC 2010


Another update.

* On Sun Sep 19, 2010 at 09:27:49PM -0400, Chris Pinkham wrote:
> This is an update to the MythTV v0.24 release timeline we sent out
> a couple weeks ago.
> 
> * On Mon Sep 06, 2010 at 08:50:18AM -0400, Chris Pinkham wrote:
> > Here's a peek at the timeline we are currently working
> > towards.  The release date is the planned date, but it may
> > be pushed back if there are outstanding blocker bugs or other
> > major issues encountered after the release candidates are
> > created.
> > 
> > September:
> >   Sun 5th       - Soft Feature Freeze (any features after this
> >                   must be approved by steering committee)
> >   Sat-Sun 11-12 - Bug Squashing Party (BSP)
> >   Sun 12th      - Full Feature Freeze
> >   Wed 15th      - String Freeze (for translations)
> >   Mon 20th      - 1st Release Candidate
> >   Mon 27th      - 2nd Release Candidate
> > 
> >   * After 2nd RC only translations and major bugfixes to go in.
> > 
> > October:
> >   Fri 1st - Release and cut fixes branch
> 
> We have decided to cut a set of Beta packages on the 20th instead
> of cutting RC1.  There are several outstanding tickets that we want
> to get resolved for 0.24 and we think that it is best to delay the
> Release Candidates slightly to make sure we have time to get these
> resolved.  We still want to get some wider exposure and testing
> though.  So, on the 20th, we will be releasing a set of Beta tarballs.
> There will probably not be a formal announcement on the website
> concerning these, but I will reply to this thread when the tarballs
> are available for those who want to give what will be MythTV v0.24
> a spin.  We don't expect the delay to be too long, so if you are
> interested in the RC versions, but not the Beta tarball, please keep
> an eye on the www.mythtv.org website which will be updated when RC1
> is released.

We've decided to hold off on packing a set of Beta tarballs.  I don't
recall us ever generating these in the past unless it was in the early
early 0.x (where x < 7) days.

There are a few issues we'd like to get resolved before declaring
a public Beta or Release Candidate of what will be v0.24.  Anyone willing
to help toubleshoot and write patches is more than welcome to run trunk
via a svn checkout.

--
Chris Pinkham


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