[devel] [gmane.comp.freedesktop.xorg] Updated 6.9/7.0 schedule and release plan

[Anton Farygin <rider@altlinux.com>]

FYI.

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 17:15:43 -0400, Kevin E Martin wrote:

> The original 6.9/7.0 schedule had 19 Aug 2005 for when the first full
> release candidate (RC1) would be ready; however, we are still fixing
> issues and adding support for more platforms.  We hope that we are only a
> few more weeks away from RC1, but that depends on how much help we have
> working through the remaining tasks.  So far, we have received feedback
> from several very helpful testers and builders, and we want to thank them
> for their efforts, but we need more help from everyone if we are to make
> it to RC1.
> 
> In preparation for future release candidates and eventually the official
> release, we have put together a release plan page, which has the current
> schedule, here:
> 
>     http://wiki.x.org/wiki/X11R6970ReleasePlan
> 
> For past checkpoints in the schedule, we list the date when the work was
> completed, but for future checkpoints, no fixed dates are given -- only
> general time frames (e.g., XX Aug 2005).  When work is complete for the
> next checkpoint (RC1), we will tag the tree and create a new release
> candidate for everyone to test.
> 
> Note that RC1 is intended to be a full release candidate, which means it
> is something that we would consider putting into production.  After RC1,
> we will only be working on bug fixes for both the monolithic and modular
> trees.  In order to reach that point, we need to complete the following:
> 
>  - Modularization work complete
>  - EXA drivers to be supported in initial release complete - Fix as many
>  bugs as possible
>  - Supported platforms building and running - Test infrastructure in place
>  - Tinderboxes running on supported platforms
> 
> We will update this list and break it down in detail on the release plan
> page as needed.
> 
> In order to determine which platforms will be supported in the initial
> modular release, we would like to hear from everyone who is in the process
> of adding support for their platform and/or plans to have their platform
> building and running before RC1 is created (i.e., in the next few weeks). 
> Currently, we know of:
> 
>  - Linux (x86, amd64, ia64, ppc, sparc) - Solaris (x86, amd64, sparc)
> 
> Please add your name and OS/arch to the list above if you will have your
> platform supported in RC1.
> 
> Note that for the monolithic release, we plan to support the same set of
> platforms supported in the X11R6.8 release.
> 
> Alan Coopersmith
> Adam Jackson
> Kevin E. Martin