diff --git a/en/internal/releng45.sgml b/en/internal/releng45.sgml index 15b0aed4e7..a313c250de 100644 --- a/en/internal/releng45.sgml +++ b/en/internal/releng45.sgml @@ -1,215 +1,215 @@ - + %includes; ]> &header;

Introduction

The release engineering team (re@FreeBSD.org) for FreeBSD 4.5 consists of Murray Stokely, Steve Price, Robert Watson, and John Baldwin.

The x86 build team consists of Murray Stokely and John Baldwin.

The Alpha build team consists of David O'Brien, Wilko Bulte, John Baldwin, and Murray Stokely.

The third-party packages are handled by Steve Price and the Ports managers (portmgr@FreeBSD.org).

General discussions about the release engineering process or quality assurance issues should be sent to the public freebsd-qa mailing list. MFC requests should be sent to re@FreeBSD.org.

For an overview of the entire release engineering process, please see this document.

Schedule

- + - + - + + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - +
ActionExpectedActualDescription
Reminder announcement01 Dec 200103 Dec 2001 Release Engineers send announcement email to developers@FreeBSD.org with a rough schedule for the FreeBSD 4.5 release.
4.5-PRERELEASE 20 Dec 2001 20 Dec 2001 newvers.sh and param.h updated.
FTP site updated 20 Dec 2001 20 Dec 2001 pkg_add -r works for 4.5-PRERELEASE machines.
Code freeze begins 20 Dec 2001 20 Dec 2001 After this date, all commits to the RELENG_4 branch must be approved by re@FreeBSD.org. Certain highly active documentation committers are exempt from this rule for routine man page / release note updates. Heads-up emails should be sent to the developers@, stable@, and qa@ lists.
Commercial software demos updated. 05 Jan 2002 -- The second disc contains commercial software demos, these demos should be updated to contain the latest versions.
First release candidate05 Jan 200209 Jan 2002 -- The first release candidate for the x86 and Alpha architecture is released.
Second release candidate10 Jan 2002?? Jan 2002 -- Note: the release date of this candidate depends on the user experience with RC1
Third release candidate15 Jan 2002?? Jan 2002 -- Note: the release date of this candidate depends on the user experience with previous RCs. Additional release candidates may be released, or there may be no need for RC3 depending on the quality of RC1/2.
Final package build starts - 17 Jan 200222 Jan 2002 -- The ports cluster and bento build final packages.
Package split18 Jan 200223 Jan 2002 -- The packages must be split so that packages with similar dependencies appear on each of the four discs, with the most popular packages appearing on the first disc.
RELENG_4_5 branch18 Jan 200223 Jan 2002 -- The release branch is created
Note to freebsd-stable@18 Jan 200223 Jan 2002 -- A note should be sent to the freebsd-stable to let over-anxious users know that the tags have been created but the release still isn't ready. Tags may be slid before the announcement goes out. Point users to freebsd-qa@ for details.
Version numbers bumped.19 Jan 200224 Jan 2002 -- The files listed here are updated to reflect the fact that this is FreeBSD 4.5.
src, doc, and ports trees tagged.19 Jan 200224 Jan 2002 -- RELEASE_4_5_0 tag for docs and ports, RELENG_4_5_0_RELEASE tag for src.
Update man.cgi on the website.19 Jan 200224 Jan 2002 -- Make sure the 4.5 manual pages are being displayed by default for the man->web gateway.
Archive the errata for FreeBSD 4.4.19 Jan 200224 Jan 2002 -- The new RELNOTESng errata file should be setup, and the old errata file archived.
Final builds.20 Jan 200225 Jan 2002 -- Final builds for x86 and Alpha in a pristine environment.
Warn hubs@FreeBSD.org20 Jan 200225 Jan 2002 -- Heads up email to hubs@FreeBSD.org to give admins time to prepare for the load spike to come.
Upload to ftp-master.20 Jan 200225 Jan 2002 -- release and packages uploaded to ftp-master.FreeBSD.org
Announcement21 Jan 200226 Jan 2002 -- Announcement sent out after a majority of the mirrors have received the bits.

It's been pointed out that this table is rather boring. Bruce Mah gave a slightly more interesting rendition of the 12 days of Code-Freeze.

&footer; diff --git a/en/releases/index.sgml b/en/releases/index.sgml index 18ce599a21..abfdac6b4a 100644 --- a/en/releases/index.sgml +++ b/en/releases/index.sgml @@ -1,244 +1,244 @@ - + %includes; ]> - + &header; FreeBSD Releases

For late-breaking news about FreeBSD, please visit the Newsflash page.

Current Release(s)

Release &rel.current; (September 2001) Announcement : Release Notes : Hardware Notes : Errata

The latest daily release from our FreeBSD-stable branch is also available. Please see Getting FreeBSD for details.

Future Releases

We will continue to bring you new releases from both our FreeBSD-stable and FreeBSD-current branches, both as developer's snapshots and as regular full releases. The next scheduled release on the -stable branch will be - FreeBSD 4.5 on January 20, 2002. FreeBSD 4.6 and 4.7 + FreeBSD 4.5 on January 26, 2002. FreeBSD 4.6 and 4.7 will follow 4.5 at 4 month intervals. The first release on what is now the -current branch will be FreeBSD 5.0, scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2002.

The release documentation files for FreeBSD-stable and FreeBSD-current are available for viewing in HTML format on the Release Documentation page. These files are rebuilt periodically, and reflect the changing state of FreeBSD's development.

Past Releases

Release Usage Statistics

A snapshot of the current FreeBSD release usage is available at http://www.FreeBSD.org/statistic/release_usage/2001/.

&footer;