Status ====== After the final upload of the kernel last week, I have again started preparations for RC2. Since then all kernel udebs have been updated and uploaded and there has also been a final upload of all other components for translation updates and pending changes. Yesterday we have started migrating udebs to testing. We still need several udebs to migrate to testing before D-I can be built and uploaded. These last migrations should happen over the next 4 or 5 days. Unless I hear differently from the RMs, this is the final chance for packages that produce udebs to migrate to testing, especially for those that are included in the D-I initrds. !! Because of this I also qequest the RMs to _always_ wait for my ack !! before hinting a package that produces udebs. Pending issues ============== There has been recent activity on two longstanding partitioning issues: - resizing NTFS partitions: looks to be resolved by Ben Hutchings - flags for MAC partition tables: looks to be resolved by David Härdeman Both issues need further testing and uploads, but things are looking very promising. Because the involved udebs are not included in any initrd, this will not affect the building and uploading of debian-installer itself. Schedule ======== I can see the D-I RC2 release happening with something like the following schedule (all in March), assuming no major bugs are discovered: 4- 8: Wait for all udebs to migrate 9/10: Build and upload debian-installer RC2 10-12: Do the build and BYHAND dance 12/13: Switch CD-builds to using RC2 and switch dailies to etch_d-i 13 : Make sure fixes for pending issues have made it to Etch 13-18: Testing of images other than full CDs 14/15: Full CD builds 16-18: Testing of full CD images 19 : Release RC2 Post-Etch development ===================== I think it is time to open the SVN repository again for post-Etch work, with the following exceptions: - the "packages/partman" directory and everything below it because of the work on the open issues described earlier - the "installer" directory and everything below it - the manual as that is currently frozen for a last upload If any other components need a last update, they can be uploaded from the etch branch that has been created. If someone feels this is a bad idea, please speak up :-) Cheers, FJP
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