[HEADSUP]: Ports freeze schedule for 8.0-RELEASE

Doug Barton dougb at FreeBSD.org
Tue Aug 11 17:04:53 UTC 2009


Erwin Lansing wrote:
> Below is the tentative schedule for the ports freeze in preparation for
> 8.0-RELEASE.  If any major delays occur in the overall release schedule,
> the dates may be postponed, but please start preparing to have your
> changed committed to the tree before August 17 to ensure they are
> included in the release.  Also, portmgr kindly asks anyone who has
> anything major lined up to already from today start mailing portmgr
> about these so we know what to expect and not be surprised by any major
> fallout that might extend the short freeze we have planned.
> 
> August 17: ports tree is frozen and package build begin
> August 24: ports tree is thawed and final package builds begin
> August 31: FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE is released and ports tree is unfrozen

Since the release date is slipping is this schedule going to be adjusted?

Doug

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