From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 17 09:05:31 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6B5E106567C; Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:05:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erwin@mail.droso.net) Received: from mail.droso.net (koala.ipv6.droso.net [IPv6:2001:6c8:6:c:20d:56ff:fe6f:f935]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A74098FC0C; Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:05:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erwin@mail.droso.net) Received: by mail.droso.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id E0B0D1CC38; Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:05:30 +0200 (CEST) Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:05:30 +0200 From: Erwin Lansing To: ports@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <20090717090530.GS60681@droso.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="/ZYM6PqDyfNytx60" Content-Disposition: inline X-Operating-System: FreeBSD/i386 7.2-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: re@FreeBSD.org Subject: [HEADSUP]: Ports freeze schedule for 8.0-RELEASE X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:05:32 -0000 --/ZYM6PqDyfNytx60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 -erwin --=20 Erwin Lansing http://droso.org Prediction is very difficult especially about the future erwin@FreeBSD.org --/ZYM6PqDyfNytx60 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFKYD7aefbgcXQUYpwRAvIgAJwIE5lC3+fBdNahMQGuWPUviojjvQCbB5lW 6UDWOIuLcwqnO6McbFnOEE8= =4A2g -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --/ZYM6PqDyfNytx60--