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For + more general information about the release engineering process, + please see the <a href="&base;/releng/index.html">Release + Engineering</a> section of the web site.</p> + +<p>General discussions about the release engineering process or + quality assurance issues should be sent to the public <a + href="mailto:FreeBSD-qa@FreeBSD.org">FreeBSD-qa</a> mailing list. + <a + href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/misc.html#DEFINE-MFC">MFC</a> + requests should be sent to <a + href="mailto:re@FreeBSD.org">re@FreeBSD.org</a>.</p> + +<p>One of the major features of FreeBSD 5.1 will be further refinement of + the re-worked SMP support introduced in FreeBSD 5.0. For specific + information about the progress towards 5.1-RELEASE in this area, please + see the <a href="&base;/smp/index.html">SMP Project</a> page.</p> + +<p>FreeBSD 5.1 will continue to be released from the 5-CURRENT development + stream. For more details about the milestones for reaching + 5-STABLE, see the <a href="&base;/doc/en/articles/5-roadmap">5-STABLE + Roadmap</a> page.</p> + +<p>The current release engineering <a + href="&base;/releases/5.1R/todo.html">TODO list</a> is also available. + This list is updated periodically through the release cycle.</p> + +<h1>Schedule</h1> + +<table class="tblbasic"> + <tr> + <td>Action</td> + <td>Expected</td> + <td>Actual</td> + <td>Description</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td><tt>-CURRENT</tt> code freeze</td> + <td>5 May 2003</td> + <td>5 May 2003</td> + <td>The <tt>src/</tt> code freeze for 5.1. Commits to + <tt>HEAD</tt> require <tt>re@FreeBSD.org</tt> approval.</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td><tt>5.1-BETA</tt></td> + <td>5 May 2003</td> + <td>15 May 2003</td> + <td><tt>5.1-BETA</tt> release of x86, alpha, sparc64, and ia64.</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td><tt>5.1-BETA2</tt></td> + <td>19 May 2003</td> + <td>22 May 2003</td> + <td>Second <tt>5.1-BETA</tt> release of x86, alpha, sparc64, and ia64.</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td><tt>RELENG_5_1</tt> branched</td> + <td>30 May 2003</td> + <td>31 May 2003</td> + <td>Branch of <tt>src/</tt> from <tt>HEAD</tt> for the release. + Note: no branch for <tt>RELENG_5</tt> will happen at this time.</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Turn off debugging for <tt>RELENG_5_1</tt></td> + <td>30 May 2003</td> + <td>31 May 2003</td> + <td>Turn off WITNESS, INVARIANTS, and malloc debugging options similar to + what was done for 5.0.</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>First release candidate</td> + <td>30 May 2003</td> + <td>1 June 2003</td> + <td>x86, alpha, sparc64, and ia64 images released and uploaded to + <tt>ftp-master.FreeBSD.org</tt>.</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td><tt>src/</tt> unfrozen</td> + <td>30 May 2003</td> + <td>31 May 2003</td> + <td>Unfreeze <tt>HEAD</tt> src. Continue to coordinate significant + check-ins with <tt>re@FreeBSD.org</tt> in order to work towards + <tt>5-STABLE</tt>.</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Ports tree tagged</td> + <td>30 May 2003</td> + <td>27 May 2003</td> + <td>Tentative date of <tt>RELEASE_5_1_0</tt> tag for ports.</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Version numbers bumped</td> + <td>2 June 2003</td> + <td>3 June 2003</td> + <td>The files listed <a + href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/releng/article.html#VERSIONBUMP">here</a> + are updated to reflect FreeBSD 5.1.</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td><tt>src/</tt> tree tagged</td> + <td>2 June 2003</td> + <td>4 June 2003</td> + <td>Tag the <tt>RELENG_5_1</tt> branch with <tt>RELENG_5_1_0_RELEASE</tt>.</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td><tt>doc/</tt> tree tagged</td> + <td>2 June 2003</td> + <td>30 May 2003</td> + <td>Tag the <tt>doc/</tt> tree with <tt>RELEASE_5_1_0</tt>.</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Final builds</td> + <td>2 June 2003</td> + <td>4 June 2003</td> + <td>Start x86, alpha, sparc64, ia64, and pc98 builds.</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Warn <tt>hubs@FreeBSD.org</tt></td> + <td>5 June 2003</td> + <td>5 June 2003</td> + <td>Heads up email to <tt>hubs@FreeBSD.org</tt> to give admins + time to prepare for the load spike to come. The site + administrators have frequently requested advance notice + for new ISOs.</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Upload to <tt>ftp-master</tt></td> + <td>5 June 2003</td> + <td>8 June 2003</td> + <td>Release and packages uploaded to <tt>ftp-master.FreeBSD.org.</tt></td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>FreeBSD 5.1 Released</td> + <td>9 June 2003</td> + <td>9 June 2003</td> + <td>FreeBSD 5.1 is announced to the mailing lists.</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>FreeBSD 5.1 Press Release</td> + <td>9 June 2003</td> + <td>9 June 2003</td> + <td>A formal press release statement is in the works and should be + released at this time to the <tt>www.FreeBSD.org</tt> website and various + tech publications.</td> + </tr> + +</table> + + &footer; + + </body> +</html> |