Re: Timeline for potato
Richard Braakman wrote:
> Here is a summary of the plan for releasing potato.
>
> January 2 "No new packages" freeze
I have a package (powstatd-crypt) in non-us' incoming since Dec 9th.
Will it go in potato?
If not, I'd like to edit the regular powstatd package to not
refer to a non-existing package (and I'll be disappointed, of course).
> A "Test Cycle" consists of these phases, in order:
>
> 2-3 days Preparation
> No changes are
> made to the archive except the ones that are necessary
> for this.
>
> 10-14 days Testing
> Fixes are prepared for
> bugs that are found, but no changes at all are made
> to potato during this phase.
>
> 2-3 days Evaluation
> If the current
> state of the distribution is acceptable, then potato is
> released AS IS, and the Test Cycles end.
>
> Otherwise, available fixes are installed, and extra time
Assume I have a userland package that doesn't affect other
packages and a bug is found during the freeze. Will I be able to
upload a fix-only to stable only in the Evaluation period and
only if potato is not released AS IS?
Thanks,
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