GNOME 2.13.x Development Series
GNOME 2.13.x is an unstable development series intended for testing and hacking purposes. GNOME uses odd minor version numbers to indicate development status, so this unstable 2.13.x series will eventually become the official 2.14 stable release. There are many ways you can get involved.
Plans for this release are documented on the RoadMap page. These plans do not necessarily cover every module and every feature that will be worked on, nor are they guaranteed to arrive in time. Maintainers, please keep the RoadMap page up to date where you can. :-)
When we are near feature-freeze, please mention the new features for the /ReleaseNotes.
Important information for module maintainers:
- Tarballs are due by 23:59 UTC on the Monday specified
- Freezes begin by 23:59 UTC on the Monday specified
- If possible, try to make releases no sooner than 3 days before the tarballs are due. If you need to release early, a simple notification to gnome-i18n and gnome-doc-list would be helpful.
Branching practices, including who to email; also, please make sure everyone knows what branch you are using for the release if you aren't using HEAD
There's a MaintainersCorner wiki page with general helpful information
Release Suites
Schedule
An iCal file is available at http://www.gnome.org/start/unstable/schedule.ics
Week
Date
Task
Notes
March
September 5th
GNOME 2.12.0 Tarballs Due
September 7th
GNOME 2.12.0 Final Release!
1
September 12th
2
September 19th
3
September 26th
October
4
October 3rd
GNOME 2.12.1 Tarballs Due
October 5th
GNOME 2.12.1 Stable Release
5
October 10th
6
October 17th
7
October 24th
GNOME 2.13.1 Tarballs Due
Propose new modules for inclusion!
October 26th
GNOME 2.13.1 Development Release
8
October 31st
November
9
November 7th
10
November 14th
GNOME 2.13.2 Tarballs Due
November 16th
GNOME 2.13.2 Development Release
11
November 21st
12
November 28th
GNOME 2.12.2 Tarballs Due
November 30th
GNOME 2.12.2 Stable Release
December
13
December 5th
14
December 12th
GNOME 2.13.3 Tarballs Due
December 14th
GNOME 2.13.3 Development Release
15
December 19th
16
December 26th
January
17
January 2nd
GNOME 2.13.4 Tarballs Due
String Change Announcement Period: All string changes must be announced to both gnome-i18n@ and gnome-doc-list@.
UI Change Announcement Period: All user interface changes must be announced to gnome-doc-list@.
January 4th
GNOME 2.13.4 Development Release
18
January 9th
19
January 16th
GNOME 2.13.5 Tarballs Due
API/ABI Freeze: developer APIs should be frozen at this point.
Feature and Module Freeze: new modules and functionality are chosen now.
January 18th
GNOME 2.13.5 Development Release
21
January 30th
GNOME 2.14.0 Beta 1 (2.13.90) Tarballs Due
UI Freeze: No UI changes may be made without approval from the release-team and notification to the GDP.
February 1st
GNOME 2.14.0 Beta 1 (2.13.90)
February
22
February 6th
GNOME 2.12.3 Tarballs Due
February 8th
GNOME 2.12.3 Stable Release
23
February 13th
GNOME 2.14.0 Beta 2 (2.13.91) Tarballs Due
String Freeze: no string changes may be made without confirmation from the l10n team (gnome-i18n@) and notification to both the release team and the GDP (gnome-doc-list@).
February 15th
GNOME 2.14.0 Beta 2 (2.13.91)
24
February 20th
25
February 27th
GNOME 2.14.0 Release Candidate (2.13.92) Tarballs Due
March 1st
GNOME 2.14.0 Release Candidate (2.13.92)
March
26
March 6th
Hard Code Freeze: no source code changes can be made without approval from the release-team. Translation and documentation can continue.
27
March 13th
GNOME 2.14.0 Tarballs Due
Hard Code Freeze ends, but other freezes remain in effect for the stable branch.
March 15th
GNOME 2.14.0 Final Release!
March 20th
March 27th
April
April 3rd
April 10th
GNOME 2.14.1 Tarballs Due
April 12th
GNOME 2.14.1 Final Release