On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:04:44AM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > 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? > Yes, we're waiting for word from re@ on by how much exactly, but expect the ports freeze to start at least a week later than the above days. I'll send a new HEADSUP as soon as the exact date is known.
Best, -erwin -- Erwin Lansing http://droso.org Prediction is very difficult especially about the future er...@freebsd.org
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