Archive frozen for Gutsy release

[Steve Langasek]

Hi all,

We continue to roll on towards release of Gutsy, and as of today the archive
is now frozen.  Many thanks to all whose contributions have gotten us to
this point!

This freeze means that the only uploads that will be accepted for gutsy
between now and release are uploads fixing specific, release-relevant bugs.

There are still a number of bugs to try to resolve before the release
candidate goes out on October 11.  A list of these milestoned bugs can be
found at .   Your
help in hammering these out is appreciated.  If you have bugs which you
believe should be listed there but aren't yet, please get in touch with me
or another member of the release team.

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Hardy Heron open for uploads

[Steve Langasek]

The doors are now open for uploads to Hardy Heron, the next in the Ubuntu
line of releases, due for release in the first half of 2008.  We are ready
and waiting for your contributions to what is certain to be our best release
yet!

In particular, help is needed to merge the many new versions of Debian
packages waiting at .  As the graph at [1] shows,
the number of packages in need of a merge has been climbing steadily over
the past couple of months while Gutsy was frozen, so it's time to work on
bringing this number back down again for Hardy.

Naturally this means that Hardy will be a bit bumpy for a while as the many
new changes take time to settle.  In the event of a cabin depressurization,
please remember to secure your own mask first before assisting other
passengers.  Otherwise, enjoy the ride towards Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, and thanks
for flying with the Hardy Heron!

[1] http://merges.ubuntu.com/main-trend.png

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upcoming Hardy Alpha 1

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

We have reached that point again in the Ubuntu release cycle where we step
back for a moment from our frenzied merging activity, blink away the
afterimages of debdiffs imprinted on our retinas, and make a conscious
effort to create an installable preview of the next release.  That's right,
it's time for Hardy Alpha 1.

The first alpha for Hardy Heron has been scheduled for next Thursday,
November 29.  As a result of discussions during and prior to UDS Boston,
the release team has opted not to do an archive freeze for this first
milestone, so that we can ourselves focus on bugfixing rather than on
reviewing the packages that others have uploaded.  Instead we are relying on
you, our faithful and trustworthy developers, to time your changes
appropriately so that we will be able to release an installable and (mostly)
usable alpha next Thursday.

Because there is no hard freeze for package uploads, we don't directly
control whether the alpha is ready on Thursday.  We are prepared for this
possibility, and if the archive is not ready for the alpha to happen on
Thursday we will evaluate the subsequent CD builds for suitability.  But we
can't wait for the alpha forever, so if we don't have a good set of CD
builds by the following Tuesday we will have to give up on this alpha and
re-evaluate this freezeless approach.

In short, this means implementing your own freeze on *your* side of the
network, and not uploading changes between Tuesday and Thursday that aren't
needed to get us closer to releasing the alpha.  If you have important
outstanding merges in process, please do them before Tuesday, so that
Tuesday-Thursday can be used for settling the archive and fixing any
showstoppers for the alpha.

Speaking of showstoppers, the list of bugs targetted for alpha-1 can be
found here: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/hardy-alpha-1  This
milestone is intended to be used for tracking bugs that must be fixed in
order for the alpha release to happen.  If you have doubts about whether a
bug should block the alpha, please err on the side of caution by using the
milestone for the bug so that the release team can review it.  Please also
consider helping with the bugs already listed there if you have the time.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state for the alpha,
as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>, as
this is important for both installation and upgrade testing.

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status of Hardy Alpha 1

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

This is just a brief note to let you know where we stand with Hardy Alpha 1.
The do-it-yourself freeze has worked quite well indeed thanks to your
self-restraint, freeing the release team's hands to work directly on the
existing blockers for the alpha.

As it turns out this is quite fortunate indeed, because the installer has
taken longer to converge for hardy than we would have liked and some
attention is still required before we will have working install CDs.

Currently we expect preliminary CD images to become available Thursday for
testing, but Alpha 1 should not be expected until Friday.  We'll keep you
informed as things progress.

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Hardy Alpha 1 released

[Steve Langasek]

Why long should I linger
In moment’s swift passing
When laughter’s brief banquet
Would lessen life’s burdens
On parchment with pens
In memories sweet stains
There would I sojourn
On wings of the Egret 

 -- Richard Lloyd Cederberg, "On Wings Of The Egret"


Welcome to Hardy Heron Alpha-1, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.04.

Pre-releases of Hardy are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 1 is the first in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Hardy development cycle. The Alpha images are known
to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Hardy. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/hardy/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-1/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-1/ (Edubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/jeos/releases/hardy/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu JeOS)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-1/ (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/gobuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-1/ (Gobuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/hardy/alpha-1/ (UbuntuStudio)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

The primary changes from Gutsy have been the re-merging of changes from
Debian and the upgrade to Xorg 7.3.

Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/alpha1 for information
on changes in Ubuntu and https://wiki.kubuntu.org/HardyHeron/Alpha1/Kubuntu
for changes in Kubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/alpha1

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Hardy, have a look at the hardy-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/hardy-changes

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if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

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Impending Debian import freeze

[Steve Langasek]

Hi all,

Just a brief note to remind you all that the DebianImportFreeze[1] for Hardy
is two days away[2].  This is the deadline for initial merges of packages
for Hardy; after Thursday, December 13, merging packages is a freeze
exception, so please have your remaining merges for hardy finished before
this point.

If you need help getting a merge done in time, feel free to contact the
Ubuntu Release Team on the #ubuntu-release IRC channel on irc.freenode.net,
or contact me directly by email, and we'll do what we can to help distribute
this work.

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[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebianImportFreeze
[2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyReleaseSchedule

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countdown to Hardy Alpha 2

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

With the DebianImportFreeze now in effect[1], it's time to nudge another
baby heron out of the nest and hope it flies better than this broken
metaphor: it's time for Hardy Alpha 2.

The second alpha for Hardy Heron is scheduled for Thursday, December 20.
Given the success of the self-imposed freeze[2] used for Alpha 1, we will
continue with this policy for Alpha 2.  Once again, we are asking you the
developers to refrain from uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday
which don't bring us closer to releasing the alpha, so that these days can
be used for settling the archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

With the round of installer problems that delayed Alpha 1 shaken out, we
look forward to delivering an Alpha 2 that's just a little more polished, as
well as on time.  As before, the lack of a hard freeze means that the
timetable is not entirely under the release team's control; on the other
hand, Friday the 21st is also the last day we can release the alpha before
the holidays, so please take extra care to hold to the freeze policy for a
successful Alpha 2.

The list of bugs targetted for alpha-2 can be found in a couple of different
places, according to your tastes:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/hardy-alpha-2
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=948

This milestone is intended to be used for tracking bugs that must be fixed
in order for the alpha release to happen.  If you have doubts about whether
a bug should block the alpha, please err on the side of caution by using the
milestone for the bug so that the release team can review it.  Please also
consider helping with the bugs already listed there if you have the time.

The number of bugs blocking the alpha is expected to be relatively small, so
if you don't have any milestoned bugs assigned to you, please consider
helping with the list of bugs that are listed as release-critical for hardy
as a whole: <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+bugs>.  Again, please
use your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading fixes
for these bugs.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again for the
alpha, as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Thanks,
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[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebianImportFreeze
[2] 
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2007-November/000351.html

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Hardy Alpha 2 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Hardy Heron Alpha-2, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.04.

Pre-releases of Hardy are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers
and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 2 is the second in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Hardy development cycle. The Alpha images are known
to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Hardy. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/hardy/alpha-2/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-2/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-2/ (Edubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/jeos/releases/hardy/alpha-2/ (Ubuntu JeOS)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-2/ (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/gobuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-2/ (Gobuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/hardy/alpha-2/ (UbuntuStudio)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 2 includes several new features that are ready for large-scale
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/alpha2 for
information on changes in Ubuntu and
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/HardyHeron/Alpha2/Kubuntu for changes in Kubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/alpha2

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Hardy, have a look at the hardy-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/hardy-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

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Alpha 3 freeze ahead, let's go squash bugs

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

The expected release date of Hardy Alpha 3 is this coming Thursday, January
10.

Based on the results of the "soft freeze" trials from alphas 1 and 2, the
release team intends to continue with this approach to alpha milestones.
Again, this does not mean that there is no freeze, it means that we are
asking you the developers to implement this freeze on your end before
uploading packages to the archive.  We still need you to refrain from
uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't bring us closer
to releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for settling the
archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

The list of bugs targeted for alpha-3 can be found in a couple of different
places, according to your tastes:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/hardy-alpha-3
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=949

This milestone is intended to be used for tracking bugs that must be fixed
in order for the alpha release to happen.  If you have doubts about whether
a bug should block the alpha, please err on the side of caution by using the
milestone for the bug so that the release team can review it.  Please also
consider helping with the bugs already listed there if you have the time.

The number of bugs blocking the alpha is expected to be relatively small, so
if you don't have any milestoned bugs assigned to you, please consider
helping with the list of bugs that are listed as release-critical for hardy
as a whole: <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+bugs>.  Again, please
use your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading fixes
for these bugs.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again for the
alpha, as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Hardy that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 3, let me or another member of the release team know
so that they can be added to the release notes at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyHeron/Alpha3>.

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Main frozen for Alpha 3

[Steve Langasek]

Hi everyone,

We're two days before the scheduled release of Hardy Alpha 3, so the
milestone "freeze" is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages
that you upload to main between now and the Alpha 3 release will help us in
the goal of a high quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or
unnecessary uploads until after the alpha is out.  Again, this means the
primary focus should be on resolving these bugs:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/hardy-alpha-3
  
Remember that this is a
"soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for making sure your uploads fit
this description - Launchpad will not be your safety net in this case.

Uploads to universe may be done as usual since they do not affect builds of
the CDs.  The one exception to this is UbuntuStudio; if your universe
package is seeded on the UbuntuStudio CDs[1], I'm sure the UbuntuStudio
developers will thank you for your help in letting them also partake of the
Hardy Alpha.

Cheers,
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[1] 
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Hardy Alpha 3 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Hardy Heron Alpha-3, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.04.

Pre-releases of Hardy are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers
and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 3 is the third in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Hardy development cycle. The Alpha images are known
to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Hardy. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/hardy/alpha-3/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-3/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-3/ (Edubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/jeos/releases/hardy/alpha-3/ (Ubuntu JeOS)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-3/ (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/gobuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-3/ (Gobuntu)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 3 includes several new features that are ready for large-scale
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/alpha3 for
information on changes in Ubuntu and
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/HardyHeron/Alpha3/Kubuntu for changes in Kubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/alpha3

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Hardy, have a look at the hardy-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/hardy-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

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Alpha 4 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

The expected release date of Hardy Alpha 4 is this coming Thursday, January
31.

Hardy Alpha 4 will again use a "soft freeze" for main, as described in
previous announcements[1].  This means that developers are asked to refrain
from uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't bring us
closer to releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for settling
the archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

The list of bugs targeted for alpha-4 can be found in a couple of different
places, according to your tastes:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/hardy-alpha-4
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=950

This milestone is intended to be used for tracking bugs that must be fixed
in order for the alpha release to happen.  If you have doubts about whether
a bug should block the alpha, please err on the side of caution by using the
milestone for the bug so that the release team can review it.  Please also
consider helping with the bugs already listed there if you have the time.

The number of bugs blocking the alpha is expected to be relatively small, so
if you don't have any milestoned bugs assigned to you, please consider
helping with the list of bugs that are listed as release-critical for hardy
as a whole: <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+bugs>.  Again, please
use your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading fixes
for these bugs.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again for the
alpha, as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Hardy that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 4, let me or another member of the release team know
so that they can be added to the release notes at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyHeron/Alpha4>.

Thanks,
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Main frozen for Alpha 4

[Steve Langasek]

Hi everyone,

We're two days before the scheduled release of Hardy Alpha 4, so the
milestone "freeze" is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages
that you upload to main between now and the Alpha 4 release will help us in
the goal of a high quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or
unnecessary uploads until after the alpha is out.  Again, this means the
primary focus should be on resolving these bugs:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/hardy-alpha-4
  
Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads fit this description - Launchpad will not be your
safety net.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio[1] and xubuntu[2] packages) may be
uploaded as usual.

Cheers,
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[1] https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-dev/ubuntu-seeds/ubuntustudio.hardy
[2] https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu-seeds/xubuntu.hardy

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Hardy Alpha 4 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Hardy Heron Alpha-4, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.04.

Pre-releases of Hardy are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers
and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 4 is the fourth in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Hardy development cycle. The Alpha images are known
to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Hardy. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/hardy/alpha-4/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-4/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-4/ (Edubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/jeos/releases/hardy/alpha-4/ (Ubuntu JeOS)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/gobuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-4/ (Gobuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/hardy/alpha-4/ (UbuntuStudio)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 4 includes several new features that are ready for large-scale
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/alpha4 for
information on changes in Ubuntu and
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/HardyHeron/Alpha4/Kubuntu for changes in Kubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/alpha4

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Hardy, have a look at the hardy-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/hardy-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

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Feature Freeze this Thursday

[Steve Langasek]

Dear Developers,

This Thursday is February 14, and we all know what that means:  a
last-minute dash to get all your major changes into the archive in time for
the Hardy Heron Feature Freeze!

By the end of the day on February 14, all hardy-targeted specs should
be either at Beta Available or Postponed.  Please make sure to update the
status of your specs.  You should check that packages you care about are at
a version suitable for release.

Requests for freeze exceptions for main should be filed as bugs in
Launchpad against the relevant package (or just "Ubuntu" if the
package is not available yet). Once the bug is filed and the necessary
information is available, please subscribe the ubuntu-release team.

For universe, the motu-release team will approve new packages and upstream
version freeze exceptions between now and the Beta.

Please see this wiki page for full details:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess

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Feature Freeze in place; Alpha 5 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

As indicated earlier[1], the Feature Freeze is now in effect for Hardy.
>From now until release, the focus is on polishing and bug fixing.

If you do believe that a new package, a new upstream version of a package,
or a new feature is needed for the release and will not introduce more
problems than it fixes, please follow the Freeze Exception Process by filing
bugs and subscribing ubuntu-release or motu-release as appropriate.

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess

Please also make sure that specs assigned to you for Hardy are updated
to their current status (which should be at least Beta Available if
not Deferred, or unless granted freeze exception).

  https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/


Our next testing milestone, Hardy Alpha 5, is scheduled for next Thursday,
February 21.  Hardy Alpha 5 will again use a "soft freeze" for main, as
described in previous announcements[2].  This means that developers are
asked to refrain from uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday which
don't bring us closer to releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used
for settling the archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

The list of bugs targeted for alpha-5 can be found in a couple of different
places, according to your tastes:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/hardy-alpha-5
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=951

This milestone is intended to be used for tracking bugs that must be fixed
in order for the alpha release to happen.  If you have doubts about whether
a bug should block the alpha, please err on the side of caution by using the
milestone for the bug so that the release team can review it.  Please also
consider helping with the bugs already listed there if you have the time.

The number of bugs blocking the alpha is expected to be relatively small, so
if you don't have any milestoned bugs assigned to you, please consider
helping with the list of bugs that are listed as release-critical for hardy
as a whole: <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+bugs>.  Again, please
use your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading fixes
for these bugs.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again for the
alpha, as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Hardy that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 5, let me or another member of the release team know
so that they can be added to the release notes at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyHeron/Alpha5>.

Thanks,
-- 
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[1] 
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Main frozen for Alpha 5

[Steve Langasek]

Hi everyone,

The Hardy Alpha 5 release is due this week, so it's time for another
milestone "freeze".  Please take care that any packages that you upload to
main between now and the Alpha 5 release will help us in the goal of a high
quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or unnecessary uploads
until after the alpha is out.  Again, this means the primary focus should be
on resolving these bugs:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/hardy-alpha-5

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads fit this description - Launchpad will not be your
safety net.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio[1] and xubuntu[2] packages) may be
uploaded as usual - bearing in mind that the Feature Freeze is also now in
effect[3].

Between the lateness of this announcement and some Launchpad maintenance
that has been scheduled for this Thursday
(http://news.launchpad.net/notifications/offline-21-feb--0300-utc), we
anticipate that the Alpha 5 release will be delayed until Friday, February
22 to allow time for the ISO images to be tested appropriately.

Cheers,
--
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[1] https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-dev/ubuntu-seeds/ubuntustudio.hardy
[2] https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu-seeds/xubuntu.hardy
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Hardy Alpha 5 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Hardy Heron Alpha-5, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.04.

Pre-releases of Hardy are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers
and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 5 is the fifth in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Hardy development cycle. The Alpha images are known
to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Hardy. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/hardy/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-5/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-5/ (Edubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/jeos/releases/hardy/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu JeOS)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-5/ (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/gobuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-5/ (Gobuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/hardy/alpha-5/ (UbuntuStudio)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 5 includes several new features that are ready for large-scale
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/alpha5 for
information on changes in Ubuntu and
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/HardyHeron/Alpha5/Kubuntu for changes in Kubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/alpha5

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Hardy, have a look at the hardy-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/hardy-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

Enjoy,
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Reminder of upcoming User Interface Freeze for Hardy

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

This is a brief email to remind you that the User Interface Freeze for Hardy
will take effect at the end of day on Thursday, February 28:

   https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserInterfaceFreeze

Once the User Interface Freeze is in effect, changes to artwork, text
strings, or UI designs need to be approved by the release team, and the
documentation team notified, so that we can ensure the documentation remains
accurate for the release.  Please try to have any major changes to user
interfaces uploaded before then.

Thanks,
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Alpha 6 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Our sixth and final alpha testing milestone for Hardy, Hardy Alpha 6, is
scheduled for next Thursday, March 6.  Hardy Alpha 6 will again use a "soft
freeze" for main[1].  This means that developers are asked to refrain from
uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't bring us closer
to releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for settling the
archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

The list of bugs targeted for alpha-6 can be found in a couple of different
places, according to your tastes:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/hardy-alpha-6
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=952

This milestone is intended to be used for tracking bugs that must be fixed
in order for the alpha release to happen.  If you have doubts about whether
a bug should block the alpha, please err on the side of caution by using the
milestone for the bug so that the release team can review it.  Please also
consider helping with the bugs already listed there if you have the time.

At this point in the release cycle, it's increasingly important to look not
just at the bugs that are critical for the current milestone, but also those
which are critical for the upcoming hardy milestones or critical for the
release as a whole:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/ubuntu-8.04-beta
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/ubuntu-8.04
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+bugs

Please use your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when
uploading fixes for these bugs, but if you don't have any bugs milestoned
for alpha 6 that need your attention, it's definitely not too early to look
ahead to the next milestones.

Finally, please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again
for the alpha, as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Thanks,
-- 
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

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Main frozen for Alpha 6

[Steve Langasek]

Hi everyone,

We're two days before the scheduled release of Hardy Alpha 6, so the
milestone freeze is in effect.  Please take care that any packages that you
upload to main between now and the Alpha 6 release will help us in the goal
of a high quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or unnecessary
uploads until after the alpha is out.  Again, this means the primary focus
should be on resolving these bugs:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/hardy-alpha-6

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads fit this description - Launchpad will not be your
safety net.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio[1] and Xubuntu[2] packages) may be
uploaded as usual - bearing in mind that the Feature Freeze is also now in
effect[3].

Cheers,
--
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

[1] https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-dev/ubuntu-seeds/ubuntustudio.hardy
[2] https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu-seeds/xubuntu.hardy

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Hardy Alpha 6 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Hardy Heron Alpha-6, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.04.

Pre-releases of Hardy are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers
and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 6 is the sixth in a series of milestone CD images released throughout
the Hardy development cycle. The Alpha images are known to be reasonably
free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while representing a very
recent snapshot of Hardy. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/hardy/alpha-6/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-6/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu-kde4/releases/hardy/alpha-6/ (Kubuntu-KDE4)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-6/ (Edubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/jeos/releases/hardy/alpha-6/ (Ubuntu JeOS)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-6/ (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/gobuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-6/ (Gobuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/hardy/alpha-6/ (UbuntuStudio)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 6 includes a number of new features that are ready for large-scale
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/alpha6 for
information on changes in Ubuntu and
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/HardyHeron/Alpha6/Kubuntu for changes in Kubuntu.

This is an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a list
of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please see:
http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/alpha6

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Hardy, have a look at the hardy-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/hardy-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

Enjoy,
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Ubuntu 8.04 beta approaching

[Steve Langasek]

The Ubuntu 8.04 beta release is approaching, scheduled for March 20th
(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyReleaseSchedule). Please refer to the
milestone overview in Launchpad for a list of remaining items; either the
easy-sort list:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/ubuntu-8.04-beta

or the list of just the open bugs:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=953

If you have bugs on this list, please fix them at the earliest possible
opportunity, or (in consultation with other developers and the Ubuntu QA
team) un-milestone them if they are not required for beta. If you have
bugs you think should be on this list, talk with the Ubuntu QA team
about having them milestoned.

Please also do not lose sight of the list of bugs affecting the release as a
whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+bugs


The beta freeze will begin on March 13th; after that point uploads
will require approval from the release team, which will generally only
be granted if they fix beta-critical bugs. The toolchain freeze begins
now; toolchain changes require approval from the release team.

Over the next few days, please pay attention to eliminating
inconsistencies in the archive, including:

  http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/testing/hardy_probs.html
uninstallable packages in main and restricted

  http://conflictchecker.ubuntu.com/possible-conflicts/hardy/
undeclared Replaces or Conflicts (contact Robert Collins or Michael
Vogt about false positives or if you need help)

Archive administrators should spend time ensuring that any pending
main<->universe component changes have been processed
(http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/component-mismatches.txt). If
you are waiting for something on this list, please help out by filing
good main inclusion reports.

Thanks,
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Ubuntu 8.04 beta freeze now in effect

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

We are now one week from the beta release of 8.04 LTS and have just entered
beta freeze.

During the freeze, all uploads to main must be approved by a member of the
release team [1], so if you have fixes which are important to get in, please
do get in touch as soon as possible.  Uploads to universe require a manual
push through the queue, but are not subject to release management approval.

Issues which are important for the beta release will be tracked by the
release team here:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/ubuntu-8.04-beta

Thanks,
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hardy release freeze, coming soon to an archive near you

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

With the release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS scheduled for a mere 2 1/2 weeks from
today, we are fast approaching the point at which we will freeze the archive
to limit the number of last-minute changes entering the release.  On
Thursday, April 10, the archive will be frozen, after which uploads to main
will require approval from the release team and should be done only for
changes which are critical for the release.

The list of release-critical bugs is tracked here:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/ubuntu-8.04

Additional bugs that are considered "targets of opportunity" for the release
are found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+bugs

If there are other bugs that you believe are important to fix before the
release which are not yet listed on the above pages, please get in touch
with me or another member of the release team.

Although uploads to main must be approved by the release team before they
are accepted, this does not mean that you need to get approval from the
release team prior to upload.  If you have a reasonable belief that the
upload will be accepted (for example, because it includes minimal changes
necessary to fix a release-targetted bug), you are encouraged to upload
directly, so that the package can be reviewed in the "unapproved" queue
itself.

For uploads to universe and multiverse, the MOTU Release Team has published
their guidelines for freeze exceptions here:

  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-April/025259.html

If you have any questions about this process, please follow up to the
ubuntu-devel mailing list.

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Archive frozen for preparation of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

[Steve Langasek]

We are now one week out from the 8.04 LTS release candidate and two weeks
from the final release, so the archive is now frozen and will not thaw again
before release.

During the freeze, all uploads to main must be approved by a member of the
release team, so if you have fixes that are important to get in and will
need discussion, please do get in touch as soon as possible.  Uploads to
main should at this point focus on release-critical bugs only.

Uploads to universe should follow the guidelines described here:

  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-April/025259.html

The list of release-critical bugs that we want to still try to resolve
before the release candidate on April 17 is tracked here:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/ubuntu-8.04

Additional bugs that are still considered "targets of opportunity" for the
release are found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+bugs

If you have bugs which you believe should be listed there but aren't yet,
please get in touch with me or another member of the release team.

Cheers,
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8.04 release candidate delayed until Friday

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

Owing to some setbacks getting the set of final packages built for inclusion
on the release candidate images, the 8.04 RC will be pushed back a day to
Friday, April 18.

This delay is not expected to impact the schedule of the final release.

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Intrepid Alpha 1 delayed

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

According to the published Intrepid release schedule at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyReleaseSchedule>, the first Intrepid alpha is
scheduled for today.  Due to a number of factors, however, chief among them
the current division of developer attention between the upcoming 8.04 point
release and Intrepid, the alpha release will not be made available today.

We are making every effort to get an installable alpha image together in the
coming days.  Watch this space for further information, and in the meantime
please help us get the archive in a consistent state as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Thanks,
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Ubuntu 8.04.1 freeze of hardy-proposed

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

Those of you that have been enjoying the new Ubuntu 8.04 LTS release will
have noticed a significant number of stable release updates trickling in
over the past two months.  Many thanks to the developers who have been hard
at work on this final round of polish for the LTS, and to our many testers
who have helped to validate these updates for general consumption!

Per the release schedule at <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyReleaseSchedule>,
we're now just two short weeks away from the scheduled release of 8.04.1,
the first point release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS.  As such, the hardy-proposed
queue is now frozen with respect to packages that are included on any of our
ISO images.  The only uploads that are being accepted for these packages are
those fixing bugs that have already been approved as targets for the 8.04.1
point release.

Other packages in universe that aren't included on any ISOs can still have
updates prepared, but of course since they aren't included on ISOs they also
don't have the same deadlines for inclusion, so please understand if these
aren't given the highest priority by the archive admins in the short term.

Thanks,
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Intrepid Alpha 1 released

[Steve Langasek]

  "Once the baby is strong enough to follow its mother, the pair joins other
   mothers and babies. The youngsters become independent quickly. An ibex
   kid can jump on its first day of life, and it joins kid groups by the
   fourth week. Even at an early age, lambs and kids are agile and alert.
   Although they are weaned by four to six months of age, they remain with
   their mothers for at least a year."

   http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-goat_sheep.html


Welcome to Intrepid Ibex Alpha-1, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.10.

Pre-releases of Intrepid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 1 is the first in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Intrepid development cycle. The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Intrepid. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/intrepid/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-1/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-1/ (Xubuntu)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

The primary changes from Hardy have been the re-merging of changes from
Debian and the upgrade of the Linux kernel to a pre-release version of
2.6.26.

Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/alpha1 for information
on changes in Ubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/alpha1

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Intrepid, have a look at the intrepid-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/intrepid-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

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Main frozen for Alpha 2

[Steve Langasek]

Hi everyone,

We're two days before the scheduled release of Intrepid Alpha 2, so the
milestone "freeze" is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages
that you upload to main between now and the Alpha 2 release will help us in
the goal of a high quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or
unnecessary uploads until after the alpha is out.  Again, this means the
primary focus should be on resolving these bugs:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/intrepid-alpha-2

The number of bugs targeted to this early milestone is of course quite
small, but there's plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in
a consistent state so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the
alpha-2 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio[1] and Xubuntu[2] packages) may be
uploaded as usual.

Cheers,
--
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

[1] 
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Intrepid Alpha 2 delayed to tomorrow

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

Since ISO testing for Intrepid Alpha 2 has been progressing slower than
usual (perhaps testing ISOs for three weeks in a row is a bit tiring :),
and usable desktop ISOs have been delivered late, we don't yet have a
confirmed-good set of ISO images that we can release as an alpha.

As a result, Intrepid Alpha 2 is not being released on Thursday (in your
time zone or mine!); we are instead aiming for a release on Friday once the
images have been validated.

If you'd like to help us complete this image testing to get Alpha 2 out the
door, please coordinate with the fine folks in the #ubuntu-testing channel.
Otherwise, we ask that you please hold off potentially CD-disrupting uploads
for another day as part of the soft freeze.

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Intrepid Alpha 2 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Intrepid Ibex Alpha-2, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.10.

Pre-releases of Intrepid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 2 is the second in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Intrepid development cycle. The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Intrepid. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/intrepid/alpha-2/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-2/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-2/ (Ubuntu 
Education Edition)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-2/ (Xubuntu)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 2 includes a number of software updates that are ready for large-scale
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/alpha2 for
information on changes in Ubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/alpha2

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Hardy, have a look at the intrepid-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/intrepid-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

Enjoy,
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keeping track of regressions during the development cycle

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

>From time to time in the course of a development cycle, it's necessary to
make changes of a temporary nature that should be revisited and (hopefully)
reverted before the final release.  In order for the project as a whole to
be better able to track such changes, it would be a good idea to have a
consistent policy for how these bugs will be represented in Launchpad.

The proposed policy is that these bugs should be tracked as release-critical
bugs: nominated for the release, and targeted to the milestone before which
the change needs to be reviewed.  This policy has been documented on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment> and on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RCBugTargetting>.

As usual, please send any feedback to ubuntu-devel / ubuntu-devel-discuss.

Thanks,
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Alpha 3 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Dear Ubuntu developers,

The expected release date of Intrepid Alpha 3 is next Thursday, July 24.

Intrepid Alpha 3 will again use a "soft freeze" for main[1].  This means
that developers are asked to refrain from uploading packages between Tuesday
and Thursday which don't bring us closer to releasing the alpha, so that
these days can be used for settling the archive and fixing any remaining
showstoppers.

The (quite short) list of bugs targeted for alpha-3 can be found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=1321

Per a previous announcement on this list[2] and the policy at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RCBugTargetting>, this list is used for tracking
bugs that are blockers for the alpha 3 milestone.  If you know of other bugs
that should be considered blockers, please nominate them for release and set
the milestone target for those bugs.  If you have questions about whether a
bug should be considered a blocker, please contact a member of the release
team[3].

And of course, please also consider helping with the bugs already listed
there if you have the time.

Beyond that short list of bugs that are blockers for Alpha 3, we have those
bugs that are listed as release-critical for intrepid as a whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs

If you aren't among the small group of people who have milestoned bugs
assigned to you, please consider helping with those bugs, using your best
judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading fixes.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again for the
alpha, as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Intrepid that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 3, let me or another member of the release team know
so that they can be added to the technical overview at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidIbex/TechnicalOverview>.

Cheers,
-- 
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

[1] 
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-January/000363.html
[2] 
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Main frozen for Alpha 3

[Steve Langasek]

Hi everyone,

We're two days before the scheduled release of Intrepid Alpha 3, so the
milestone "freeze" is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages
that you upload to main between now and the Alpha 3 release will help us in
the goal of a high quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or
unnecessary uploads until after the alpha is out.  Again, this means the
primary focus should be on resolving these bugs:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/intrepid-alpha-3

The number of bugs targeted to this early milestone is still quite small,
but there's plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in
a consistent state so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the
alpha-3 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio[1] and Xubuntu[2] packages) may be
uploaded as usual.

Cheers,
--
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

[1] 
https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-dev/ubuntu-seeds/ubuntustudio.intrepid
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Intrepid Alpha 3 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Intrepid Ibex Alpha-3, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.10.

Pre-releases of Intrepid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 3 is the third in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Intrepid development cycle. The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Intrepid. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/intrepid/alpha-3/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-3/ (Ubuntu 
Education Edition)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-3/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-3/ (Xubuntu)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 3 includes a number of software updates that are ready for large-scale
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/alpha3 for
information on changes in Ubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/alpha3

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Hardy, have a look at the intrepid-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/intrepid-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

Enjoy,
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Ubuntu release team IRC meetings: Friday, Aug 8 @ 1500 UTC

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

In order to streamline communications across the many timezones in which
Ubuntu development takes place, we will be holding regular release meetings
on IRC in the run-up to each Intrepid milestone.  These meetings are planned
for the Friday before each milestone, starting this Friday from 1500 to 1630
UTC in #ubuntu-meeting on freenode.  Meeting times will be kept up-to-date
in the usual calendaring places (fridge.ubuntu.com, #ubuntu-meeting topic).

Minutes from a "kick-off" meeting last Friday can also be found here:

   https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseTeam/Meeting/2008-07-31

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Feature Freeze this Thursday

[Steve Langasek]

Dear Developers,

This is a short, but pointed, reminder that Feature Freeze is scheduled for
this Thursday, August 28.

This means that all of your Intrepid-targeted specs should be either at Beta
Available or Postponed by the end of day on Wednesday.  Please make sure to
update the status of your specs.  You should check that packages you care
about are at a version suitable for release.

Requests for freeze exceptions for main should be filed as bugs in
Launchpad against the relevant package (or just "Ubuntu" if the
package is not available yet). Once the bug is filed and the necessary
information is available, please subscribe the ubuntu-release team.

For universe, the motu-release team will approve new packages and upstream
version freeze exceptions between now and the Beta.

Please see this wiki page for full details:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess

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Feature Freeze in place; Alpha 5 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

The Feature Freeze is now in effect for Intrepid.  From now until release,
the focus is on polishing and bug fixing.

If you do believe that a new package, a new upstream version of a package,
or a new feature is needed for the release and will not introduce more
problems than it fixes, please follow the Freeze Exception Process by filing
bugs and subscribing ubuntu-release or motu-release as appropriate.

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess

Please also make sure that specs assigned to you for Intrepid are updated
to their current status (which should be at least Beta Available if
not Deferred, or unless granted freeze exception).

  https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/

Our next testing milestone, Intrepid Alpha 5, is scheduled for next
Thursday, September 4.  Intrepid Alpha 5 will again use a "soft freeze" for
main[1].  This means that developers are asked to refrain from uploading
packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't bring us closer to
releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for settling the archive
and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

The list of bugs targeted for alpha-5 can be found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=1323

Per a previous announcement on this list[2] and the policy at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RCBugTargetting>, this list is used for tracking
bugs that are blockers for the alpha 5 milestone.  If you know of other bugs
that should be considered blockers, please nominate them for release and set
the milestone target for those bugs.  If you have questions about whether a
bug should be considered a blocker, please contact a member of the release
team[3].

And of course, please also consider helping with the bugs already listed
there if you have the time.

Beyond that short list of bugs that are blockers for Alpha 5, we have those
bugs that are listed as release-critical for intrepid as a whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs

If you aren't among the small group of people who have milestoned bugs
assigned to you, please consider helping with those release-targeted bugs,
using your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading
fixes.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again for the
alpha, as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Intrepid that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 5, let me or another member of the release team know
so that they can be added to the technical overview at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidIbex/TechnicalOverview>.

Thanks,
-- 
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

[1] 
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-January/000363.html
[2] 
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-June/000442.html
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Main frozen for Alpha 5

[Steve Langasek]

Hi everyone,

We're less than two days before the scheduled release of Intrepid Alpha 5,
and the milestone "freeze" is now in effect.  Please take care that any
packages that you upload to main between now and the Alpha 5 release will
help us in the goal of a high quality and timely alpha, and hold any
disruptive or unnecessary uploads until after the alpha is out.  Again, this
means the primary focus should be on resolving these bugs:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/intrepid-alpha-5

The number of bugs targeted to this milestone is still small, but there's
plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in a consistent state
so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the alpha-5 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio[1] and Xubuntu[2] packages) may be
uploaded as usual - bearing in mind that the Feature Freeze is also now in
effect[3].

Cheers,
--
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

[1] 
https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-dev/ubuntu-seeds/ubuntustudio.intrepid
[2] https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu-seeds/xubuntu.intrepid
[3] 
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Intrepid Alpha 5 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Intrepid Ibex Alpha-5, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.10.

Pre-releases of Intrepid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 5 is the fifth in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Intrepid development cycle. The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Intrepid. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/intrepid/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu 
Education Edition)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-5/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-5/ (Xubuntu)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 5 includes a number of software updates that are ready for large-scale
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/alpha5 for
information on changes in Ubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/alpha5

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Hardy, have a look at the intrepid-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/intrepid-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

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UI Freeze in place, Alpha 6 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

As of today, we are officially under the User Interface Freeze for Intrepid:

   https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserInterfaceFreeze

In order to help ensure our documentation is accurate for the release,
please notify the documentation team of any further changes to artwork, text
strings, or UI designs that will be made between now and the release, and
please make such changes only where necessary.


Our sixth and final alpha testing milestone for Intrepid, Intrepid Alpha 6,
is scheduled for next Thursday, September 18.  Intrepid Alpha 6 will again
use a "soft freeze" for main[1].  This means that developers are asked to
refrain from uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't
bring us closer to releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for
settling the archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

The list of bugs targeted for alpha-6 can be found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=1324

Per a previous announcement on this list[2] and the policy at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RCBugTargetting>, this list is used for tracking
bugs that are blockers for the alpha 6 milestone.  If you know of other bugs
that should be considered blockers, please nominate them for release and set
the milestone target for those bugs.  If you have questions about whether a
bug should be considered a blocker, please contact a member of the release
team[3].

And of course, please also consider helping with the bugs already listed
there if you have the time.

At this point in the release cycle, it's increasingly important to look not
just at the bugs that are critical for the current milestone, but also those
which are critical for the upcoming intrepid milestones or critical for the
release as a whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=1325
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=1326
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs

Please use your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when
uploading fixes for these bugs; but if you don't have any bugs milestoned
for alpha 6 that need your attention, it's definitely not too early to look
ahead to the next milestones.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again for the
alpha, as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Intrepid that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 6, let me or another member of the release team know
so that they can be added to the technical overview at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidIbex/TechnicalOverview>.

Thanks,
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Main frozen for Alpha 6

[Steve Langasek]

Hi everyone,

We're two days before the scheduled release of Intrepid Alpha 6, and the
milestone "freeze" is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages
that you upload to main between now and the Alpha 6 release will help us in
the goal of a high quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or
unnecessary uploads until after the alpha is out.  Again, this means the
primary focus should be on resolving these bugs:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/intrepid-alpha-6

The number of bugs targeted to this milestone is still small, but there's
plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in a consistent state
so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the alpha-6 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio[1] and Xubuntu[2] packages) may be
uploaded as usual - bearing in mind that the Feature Freeze is also in
effect[3].

Cheers,
--
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

[1] 
https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-dev/ubuntu-seeds/ubuntustudio.intrepid
[2] https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu-seeds/xubuntu.intrepid
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Intrepid Alpha 6 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Intrepid Ibex Alpha-6, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.10.

Pre-releases of Intrepid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 6 is the sixth in a series of milestone CD images released throughout
the Intrepid development cycle. The Alpha images are known to be reasonably
free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while representing a very
recent snapshot of Intrepid. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/intrepid/alpha-6/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-6/ (Ubuntu 
Education Edition)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-6/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-6/ (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/intrepid/alpha-6/ 
(UbuntuStudio)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 6 includes a number of software updates that are ready for large-scale
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/alpha6 for
information on changes in Ubuntu.

This is an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a list
of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please see:
http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/alpha6

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Intrepid, have a look at the intrepid-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/intrepid-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

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Serious, potentially hardware-damaging e1000e driver issue on Intrepid

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

Reports have been coming in that the e1000e ethernet driver for Intel GigE
chipsets, as included upstream in Linux 2.6.27, may under certain conditions
irreparably damage your ethernet hardware by corrupting the on-board
firmware.

While we expect alphas to include a fair number of bugs, and rely on your
continued support and testing to help resolve these bugs for Ubuntu
releases, bugs that damage hardware are quite another matter.  As a result
of this bug we must recommend that users do *not* use Intrepid alphas,
including the LiveCDs, on machines with Intel GigE ethernet.

Efforts to safeguard the hardware of affected users are ongoing, though
initially this will consist of a workaround in the form of disabling the
e1000e driver.  Alpha 6 CD images will not be re-issued for this fix, so
affected users are advised to either use daily CD images once a resolution
is in place, or to wait for the release of the 8.10 beta, due to be released
on October 2.

Further discussion of this issue can be found on the ubuntu-devel mailing
list at
<https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-September/026559.html>,
and progress on resolving this issue can be tracked at
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263555>.

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Ubuntu 8.10 beta approaching

[Steve Langasek]

The Ubuntu 8.10 beta release is approaching, scheduled for October 2nd
(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidReleaseSchedule). Please refer to the
milestone overview in Launchpad for a list of remaining items:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=1325

If you have bugs on this list, please fix them at the earliest possible
opportunity, or (in consultation with other developers and the Ubuntu QA
team) un-milestone them if they are not required for beta. If you have
bugs you think should be on this list, talk with the Ubuntu QA team or the
Ubuntu release team about having them milestoned.

Please also do not lose sight of the list of bugs affecting the release as a
whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs


The beta freeze will begin tomorrow, September 25th; after that point
uploads will require approval from the release team, which will generally
only be granted if they fix beta-critical bugs. The toolchain freeze begins
now; toolchain changes require approval from the release team.

Over the next few days, please pay attention to eliminating
inconsistencies in the archive, including:

  http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/testing/intrepid_probs.html
uninstallable packages in main and restricted

  http://conflictchecker.ubuntu.com/possible-conflicts/intrepid/
undeclared Replaces or Conflicts (contact Michael Vogt about false
positives or if you need help)

Archive administrators should spend time ensuring that any pending
main<->universe component changes have been processed
(http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/component-mismatches.txt). If
you are waiting for something on this list, please help out by filing
good main inclusion reports.

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Ubuntu 8.10 beta freeze now in effect

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

We are now one week from the beta release of 8.10 and have just entered beta
freeze.

During the freeze, all uploads to main must be approved by a member of the
release team [1], so if you have fixes which are important to get in, please
do get in touch as soon as possible.  Uploads to universe require a manual
push through the queue, but are not subject to release management approval.

Issues which are important for the beta release will be tracked by the
release team here:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs?field.milestone=1325

Thanks,
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intrepid release freeze approaching

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

With the release of Ubuntu 8.10 less than 2 1/2 weeks away, it will shortly
be time to freeze the archive to limit the number of last-minute changes
entering the release.  On Thursday, October 16, the archive will be frozen,
after which uploads to main will require approval from the release team and
should be done only for changes which are critical for the release.

The list of release-critical bugs is tracked here:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs?field.milestone=1326

Additional bugs that are considered "targets of opportunity" for the release
are found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs

If there are other bugs that you believe are important to fix before the
release which are not yet listed on the above pages, please get in touch
with me or another member of the release team.

Although uploads to main must be approved by the release team before they
are accepted, this does not mean that you need to get approval from the
release team prior to upload.  If you have a reasonable belief that the
upload will be accepted (for example, because it includes minimal changes
necessary to fix a release-targetted bug), you are encouraged to upload
directly, so that the package can be reviewed in the "unapproved" queue
itself.

For uploads to universe and multiverse, the MOTU Release Team has published
their guidelines for freeze exceptions here:

  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-April/025259.html

If you have any questions about this process, please follow up to the
ubuntu-devel mailing list.

Thanks,
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Archive frozen for preparation of Ubuntu 8.10

[Steve Langasek]

We are one week out from the 8.10 release candidate and two weeks from the
final release, so the archive is now frozen and will not thaw again before
release.

During the freeze, all uploads to main must be approved by a member of the
release team, so if you have fixes that are important to get in and will
need discussion, please do get in touch as soon as possible.  Uploads to
main should at this point focus on release-critical bugs only.

Uploads to universe should follow the guidelines described here:

  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-April/025259.html

The list of release-critical bugs that we want to still try to resolve
before the release candidate on October 23 is tracked here:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=1326

Additional bugs that are still considered "targets of opportunity" for the
release are found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs

If you have bugs which you believe should be listed there but aren't yet,
please get in touch with me or another member of the release team.

Cheers,
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Alpha 1 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Dear Ubuntu developers,

The expected release date of Jaunty Alpha 1 is next Thursday, November 20.

Between end-of-year holidays and a late UDS this year (in December)[1], this
makes for an unusual start to the release cycle, with our first milestone
happening before the spec process is really even under way.  As such, the
targets for Alpha 1 are fairly modest, consisting mainly of merging the
installer for Jaunty and making sure things are an installable state.

But don't let that deter you if you have something great and immodest that
you're planning to dazzle us with this week!

We will continue to use a "soft freeze" for main for the Jaunty Alpha
milestones[2].  This means that developers are asked to refrain from
uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't bring us closer
to releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for settling the
archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

The "list" of bugs targeted for alpha-1 can be found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone=2209

Per the policy described at <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RCBugTargetting>, this
list is used for tracking bugs that are blockers for the alpha 1 milestone -
so as you can see, the list is currently quite short.  If you know of other
bugs that should be considered blockers, please nominate them for release
and set the milestone target for those bugs.  If you have questions about
whether a bug should be considered a blocker, please contact a member of the
release team[3].

And of course, please also consider helping with the bugs already listed
there if you have the time.

Beyond that short list of bugs that are blockers for Alpha 1, we have those
bugs that are listed as release-critical for jaunty as a whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs

If you aren't among the small group of people who have milestoned bugs
assigned to you, please consider helping with those bugs, using your best
judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading fixes.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state for the alpha,
as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Jaunty that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 1, let me or another member of the release team know
so that they can be added to the technical overview at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JauntyJackalope/TechnicalOverview>.

Cheers,
-- 
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDSJaunty
[2] 
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-January/000363.html
[3] https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-release/+members

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Main frozen for Alpha 1

[Steve Langasek]

Hi all,

We're about two days before the expected release of Jaunty Alpha 1, so the
milestone "freeze" is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages
that you upload to main between now and the Alpha 1 release will help us in
the goal of a high quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or
unnecessary uploads until after the alpha is out.  Again, this means the
primary focus should be on resolving these bugs:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone=2209

The number of bugs targeted to this early milestone is quite small, but
there's plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in a
consistent state so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the
alpha-1 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio, Xubuntu, and Mythbuntu packages) may be
uploaded as usual.

Since there is still some work to be done to get the installer ready for
Jaunty, it's possible that this first milestone will not be ready on
Thursday, but we will do our best to have it out as close to schedule as
possible.

Cheers,
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Main frozen for Alpha 2

[Steve Langasek]

Hi all,

I hope everyone had a great UDS this year - both those who were present in
Mountain View, and those who were able to join us remotely.

Before we all scatter for the end-of-year holidays, we're scheduled to have
our second milestone for Jaunty, Jaunty Alpha 2, this Thursday, December 18.

So from here until Alpha 2 is out, the milestone "freeze" is now in effect.
Please take care that any packages that you upload to main between now and
the Alpha 2 release will help us in the goal of a high quality and timely
alpha, and hold any disruptive or unnecessary uploads until after the alpha
is out.  Again, this means the primary focus should be on resolving these
bugs:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone=2210

The number of bugs targeted to this early milestone is quite small, but
there's plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in a
consistent state so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the
alpha-2 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio, Xubuntu, and Mythbuntu packages) may be
uploaded as usual.

Cheers,
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Jaunty Alpha 2 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Jaunty Jackalope Alpha-2, which will in time become Ubuntu 9.04.

Pre-releases of Jaunty are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 2 is the second in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Jaunty development cycle.  The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Jaunty. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/jaunty/alpha-2/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-2/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-2/ (Xubuntu)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 2 includes a number of software updates that are ready for large-scale
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/alpha2 for
information on changes in Ubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/alpha2

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Jaunty, have a look at the jaunty-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/jaunty-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

Enjoy,
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Debian Import Freeze in effect

[Steve Langasek]

Happy New Year!

A short reminder that per <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JauntyReleaseSchedule>,
the DebianImportFreeze[1] is now in effect.  Please remember that if you are
waiting for bug fixes from Debian for Jaunty, you will now need to file your
sync requests explicitly.

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Alpha 3 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Dear Ubuntu developers,

The third Jaunty alpha release is planned for this Thursday, January 15.

But don't let that deter you if you have something great and immodest that
you're planning to dazzle us with this week!

Jaunty Alpha 3 will again use a "soft freeze" for main[1].  This means
that developers are asked to refrain from uploading packages between Tuesday
and Thursday which don't bring us closer to releasing the alpha, so that
these days can be used for settling the archive and fixing any remaining
showstoppers.

The "list" of bugs targeted for alpha-3 can be found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone=2211

Per the policy described at <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RCBugTargetting>, this
list is used for tracking bugs that are blockers for the alpha 3 milestone -
so as you can see, the list is currently quite short.  If you know of other
bugs that should be considered blockers, please nominate them for release
and set the milestone target for those bugs.  If you have questions about
whether a bug should be considered a blocker, please contact a member of the
release team[2].

And of course, please also consider helping with the bugs already listed
there if you have the time.

Beyond that short list of bugs that are blockers for Alpha 3, we have those
bugs that are listed as release-critical for jaunty as a whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs

If you aren't among the small group of people who have milestoned bugs
assigned to you, please consider helping with those bugs, using your best
judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading fixes.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state for the alpha,
as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Jaunty that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 3, let me or another member of the release team know
so that they can be added to the technical overview at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JauntyJackalope/TechnicalOverview>.

Cheers,
-- 
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

[1] 
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-January/000363.html
[2] https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-release/+members

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Main frozen for Alpha 3

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

We're about two days before the expected release of Jaunty Alpha 3, so the
milestone "freeze" is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages
that you upload to main between now and the Alpha 3 release will help us in
the goal of a high quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or
unnecessary uploads until after the alpha is out.  Again, this means the
primary focus should be on resolving these bugs:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone=2211

The number of bugs targeted to this early milestone is quite small, but
there's plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in a
consistent state so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the
alpha-3 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio, Xubuntu, and Mythbuntu packages) may be
uploaded as usual.

Cheers,
--
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

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Jaunty Alpha 3 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Jaunty Jackalope Alpha-3, which will in time become Ubuntu 9.04.

Pre-releases of Jaunty are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 3 is the second in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Jaunty development cycle.  The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Jaunty. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/jaunty/alpha-3/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-3/ (Ubuntu Education 
Edition)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-3/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-3/ (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/jaunty/alpha-3/ 
(UbuntuStudio) 
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-3/ (Mythbuntu) 

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 3 includes a number of software updates that are ready for large-scale
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/alpha3 for
information on changes in Ubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/alpha3

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Jaunty, have a look at the jaunty-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/jaunty-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

Enjoy,
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Main frozen for Alpha 4

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

Jaunty Alpha 4 is scheduled for this Thursday, February 5, so the milestone
"freeze" is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages you upload to
main between now and the Alpha 4 release will help us in the goal of a high
quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or unnecessary uploads
until after the alpha is out.  Again, this means the primary focus should be
on resolving these bugs:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone=2212

The number of bugs targeted to this milestone is still small, but there's
plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in a consistent state
so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the alpha-4 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.[1]

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio, Xubuntu, and Mythbuntu packages) may be
uploaded as usual.

Cheers,
--
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

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Jaunty Alpha 4 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Jaunty Jackalope Alpha-4, which will in time become Ubuntu 9.04.

Pre-releases of Jaunty are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 4 is the fourth in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Jaunty development cycle.  The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Jaunty. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/jaunty/alpha-4/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-4/ (Ubuntu Education 
Edition)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-4/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-4/ (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/jaunty/alpha-4/ (UbuntuStudio)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-netbook-remix/releases/jaunty/alpha-4 
(Ubuntu Netbook Remix)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mid/releases/jaunty/alpha-4 (Ubuntu MID)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 4 includes a number of software updates that are ready for large-scale
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/alpha4 for
information on changes in Ubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/alpha4

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Jaunty, have a look at the jaunty-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/jaunty-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

Enjoy,
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Feature Freeze this Thursday

[Steve Langasek]

Dear Developers,

A gentle reminder to all that Feature Freeze is scheduled for this Thursday,
February 19.

This means that all of your Jaunty-targeted specs should be either at Beta
Available or Postponed by the end of day on Wednesday.  Please make sure to
update the status of your specs.  You should check that packages you care
about are at a version suitable for release.

Requests for freeze exceptions for main should be filed as bugs in
Launchpad against the relevant package (or just "Ubuntu" if the
package is not available yet). Once the bug is filed and the necessary
information is available, please subscribe the ubuntu-release team.

For universe, the motu-release team will approve new packages and upstream
version freeze exceptions between now and the Beta.

The MOTU release team have also delegated responsibility for a number of
package areas to their domain experts:

 - Kubuntu: Jonathan Riddell (Riddell)
 - Mythbuntu: Mario Limonciello (superm1)
 - Xubuntu: Cody Sommerville (cody-sommerville)
 - Mozilla Team: Alexander Sack (asac)
 - Ubuntu Studio:
   Luis de Bethencourt Guimerá (luisbg)
   Cory Kontros (_MMA_)
 - Ubuntu Destkop: Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
 - Ubuntu Netbook, Ubuntu MID: Steve Kowalik (StevenK)
 - Ubuntu Server: Scott Kitterman (ScottK)
 - Edubuntu: Jordan Mantha (LaserJock)

If you need a freeze exception for a universe package that falls into one of
these categories, you can coordinate directly with the respective delegates,
there is no need to subscribe motu-release.

Please see this wiki page for full details on freeze exception requests:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess

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Feature Freeze in place; Alpha 5 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

The Feature Freeze is now in effect for Jaunty.  The focus from here until
release is on fixing bugs and polishing.

If you believe that a new package, a new upstream version of a package, or a
new feature is needed for the release and will not introduce more problems
than it fixes, please follow the Freeze Exception Process by filing bugs and
subscribing ubuntu-release or motu-release as appropriate, or by contacting
a designated delegate[1].

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess

Please also make sure that specs assigned to you for Jaunty are updated
to their current status (which should be at least Beta Available if
not Deferred, or unless granted a freeze exception).

  https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/

Our next testing milestone, Jaunty Alpha 5, is scheduled for next
Thursday, February 26.  Jaunty Alpha 5 will again use a "soft freeze" for
main[2].  This means that developers are asked to refrain from uploading
packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't bring us closer to
releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for settling the archive
and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

The list of bugs targeted for alpha-5 can be found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone=2213

Per the policy described at <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RCBugTargetting>, this
list is used for tracking bugs that are blockers for the alpha 5 milestone -
so as you can see, the list is currently quite short.  If you know of other
bugs that should be considered blockers, please nominate them for release
and set the milestone target for those bugs.  If you have questions about
whether a bug should be considered a blocker, please contact a member of the
release team[3].

And of course, please also consider helping with the bugs already listed
there if you have the time.

Beyond that short list of bugs that are blockers for Alpha 5, we have those
bugs that are listed as release-critical for jaunty as a whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs

If you aren't among the small group of people who have milestoned bugs
assigned to you, please consider helping with those release-targeted bugs,
using your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading
fixes.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again for the
alpha, as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Jaunty that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 5, let me or another member of the release team know
so that they can be added to the technical overview at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JauntyJackalope/TechnicalOverview>.

Thanks,
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

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Main frozen for Alpha 5

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

Jaunty Alpha 5 is scheduled for this Thursday, February 26, so the milestone
"freeze" is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages you upload to
main between now and the Alpha 5 release will help us in the goal of a high
quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or unnecessary uploads
until after the alpha is out.  Again, this means the primary focus should be
on resolving these bugs:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone=2213

The number of bugs targeted to this milestone as blockers is small, but
there's plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in a
consistent state so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the
alpha-5 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.[1]

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio, Xubuntu, and Mythbuntu packages) may be
uploaded as usual.

Cheers,
--
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

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Jaunty Alpha 5 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Jaunty Jackalope Alpha-5, which will in time become Ubuntu 9.04.

Pre-releases of Jaunty are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 5 is the fifth in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Jaunty development cycle.  The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Jaunty. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/jaunty/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu Education 
Edition)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-5/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-5/ (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/jaunty/alpha-5/ (UbuntuStudio)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-5/ (Mythbuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-netbook-remix/releases/jaunty/alpha-5/ 
(Ubuntu Netbook Remix)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mid/releases/jaunty/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu MID)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/jaunty/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu ARM)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 5 includes a number of software updates that are ready for large-scale
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/alpha5 for
information on changes in Ubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/alpha5

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Jaunty, have a look at the jaunty-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/jaunty-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
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interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

Enjoy,
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UI Freeze in place, Alpha 6 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

As of this past Thursday, we are officially under the User Interface Freeze
for Jaunty:

   https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserInterfaceFreeze

In order to help ensure our documentation is accurate for the release,
please notify the documentation team of any further changes to artwork, text
strings, or UI designs that will be made between now and the release, and
please make such changes only where necessary.


Our sixth and final alpha testing milestone for Jaunty, Jaunty Alpha 6,
is scheduled for this coming Thursday, March 12.  Jaunty Alpha 6 will again
use a "soft freeze" for main[1].  This means that developers are asked to
refrain from uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't
bring us closer to releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for
settling the archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

The list of bugs targeted for alpha-6 can be found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone=2214

Per the policy described at <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RCBugTargetting>, this
list is used for tracking bugs that are blockers for the alpha 6 milestone.
If you know of other bugs that should be considered blockers, please
nominate them for release and set the milestone target for those bugs.  If
you have questions about whether a bug should be considered a blocker,
please contact a member of the release team[2].

And of course, please also consider helping with the bugs already listed
there if you have the time.

At this point in the release cycle, it's increasingly important to look not
just at the bugs that are critical for the current milestone, but also those
which are critical for the upcoming Jaunty milestones or critical for the
release as a whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=2203
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=2202
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs

Please use your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when
uploading fixes for these bugs; but if you don't have any bugs milestoned
for alpha 6 that need your attention, it's definitely not too early to look
ahead to the next milestones.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again for the
alpha, as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Jaunty that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 6, let me or another member of the release team know
so that they can be added to the technical overview at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JauntyJackalope/TechnicalOverview>.

Thanks,
--
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team
 
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[2] https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-release/+members

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Main frozen for Alpha 6

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

Jaunty Alpha 6 is scheduled for this Thursday, Mar 12, so the milestone
freeze is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages you upload to
main between now and the Alpha 6 release will help us in the goal of a high
quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or unnecessary uploads
until after the alpha is out.  Again, this means the primary focus should be
on resolving these bugs:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone=2214

The number of bugs targeted to this milestone as blockers is small, but
there's plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in a
consistent state so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the
alpha-6 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.[1]

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio, Xubuntu, and Mythbuntu packages) may be
uploaded as usual.

Cheers,
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

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Jaunty Alpha 6 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Jaunty Jackalope Alpha-6, which will in time become Ubuntu 9.04.

Pre-releases of Jaunty are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 6 is the sixth in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Jaunty development cycle.  The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Jaunty. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/jaunty/alpha-6/ (Ubuntu Desktop, Server, 
Netbook Remix, and MID)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-6/ (Ubuntu Education 
Edition)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-6/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-6/ (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/jaunty/alpha-6/ (UbuntuStudio)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-6/ (Mythbuntu)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 6 includes a number of software updates that are ready for large-scale
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/alpha6 for
information on changes in Ubuntu.

This is an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a list
of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please see:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/alpha6

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Jaunty, have a look at the jaunty-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/jaunty-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

Enjoy,
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Ubuntu 9.04 beta approaching

[Steve Langasek]

The Ubuntu 9.04 beta release is approaching, scheduled for March 26th
(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JauntyReleaseSchedule). Please refer to the
milestone list in Launchpad for a list of outstanding items:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone=2203

If you have bugs on this list, please fix them at the earliest possible
opportunity, or (in consultation with other developers and the Ubuntu QA
team) un-milestone them if they are not required for beta. If you have
bugs you think should be on this list, talk with the Ubuntu QA team or the
Ubuntu release team about having them milestoned.

Please also do not lose sight of the list of bugs affecting the release as a
whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs

The beta freeze will begin tomorrow, March 19th; after that point uploads
will require approval from the release team, which will generally only
be granted if they fix beta-critical bugs.

Over the next few days, please pay attention to eliminating
inconsistencies in the archive, including:

  http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/testing/jaunty_probs.html
uninstallable packages in main and restricted

  http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/NBS/
obsolete packages which still have reverse-dependencies

Archive administrators should spend time ensuring that any pending
main<->universe component changes have been processed
(http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/component-mismatches.txt).
Developers, if you are waiting for something on this list, please help out
by filing good main inclusion reports.

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Ubuntu 9.04 beta freeze now in effect

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

We are now one week from the beta release of 9.04 and have just entered beta
freeze.

During the freeze, all uploads to main must be approved by a member of the
release team [1], so if you have fixes which are important to get in, please
do get in touch as soon as possible.  Uploads to universe require a manual
push through the queue, but are not subject to release management approval.

Issues which are important for the beta release will be tracked by the
release team here:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone=2203

Thanks,
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Archive frozen for preparation of Ubuntu 9.04

[Steve Langasek]

We are one week out from the 9.04 release candidate and two weeks from the
final release, so the archive is now frozen and will not thaw again before
release.

During the freeze, all uploads to main must be approved by a member of the
release team, so if you have fixes that are important to get in and will
need discussion, please do get in touch as soon as possible.  Uploads to
main should at this point focus on release-critical bugs only.

Uploads to universe should again follow the guidelines described here:

  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-April/025259.html

The list of release-critical bugs that we want to still try to resolve
before the release candidate on April 16 is tracked here:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone=2202

Additional bugs that are still considered "targets of opportunity" for the
release are found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs

If you have bugs which you believe should be listed there but aren't yet,
please get in touch with me or another member of the release team.

Cheers,
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Announcing the Release Candidate for Ubuntu 9.04 on ARM

[Steve Langasek]

 The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the Release Candidate for Ubuntu
9.04 Desktop edition for the ARM architecture.  Codenamed "Jaunty
Jackalope", 9.04 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the
latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality,
easy-to-use Linux distribution.

This first, community-supported ARM release of Ubuntu targets the i.MX51
Babbage development board and is suitable for use by developers wishing
to bring the same high-quality Ubuntu desktop to an even wider range of
energy-efficient systems.

The final release of Ubuntu 9.04 is scheduled for 23 April 2009.

Before installing Ubuntu 9.04 please review the instructions and caveats
in the release notes:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/904

In addition, there are a small number of known bugs in the release
candidate that will be fixed before the Ubuntu 9.04 release, but warrant
highlighting for your attention:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/904overview#Known%20issues


About The Release Candidate
---

The purpose of the Release Candidate is to solicit one last round of
testing before the final release.  You can help by participating in
installation testing using the Release Candidate disk images, by
following the testing and reporting instructions at
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/ISO


Desktop features


Faster boot times:  improvements to Ubuntu's start-up process mean you can
spend less time waiting and more time being productive with your Ubuntu
desktop.

Notification system:  notifications, those alerts that signify a change of
status on your system or whether someone is contacting you, have been
made consistent across applications to provide a pleasing, intuitive
experience for users.


About ARM
-

This initial release of Ubuntu for the ARM architecture has been made
available for the benefit of developers working on i.MX51 Babbage boards.
Images for the NSLU2 "slug" (ixp4xx) are also provided.

Due to the particulars of the systems in question, the installation process
is more complex and differs in several important ways from that of a
standard Ubuntu desktop system.  Further instructions on installing Ubuntu
on Babbage boards can be found here:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BabbageJauntyRCInstall


About Ubuntu


Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, netbooks
and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases.  A
tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an
incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away.

Professional services including support are available from Canonical and
hundreds of other companies around the world.  For more information about
support, visit http://www.ubuntu.com/support


To Get the Ubuntu 9.04 Release Candidate


To perform a new installation or try out 9.04 "live" from a disk image,
download the Ubuntu 9.04 Release Candidate here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/jaunty/rc/ (Ubuntu Desktop for 
i.MX51 Babbage systems)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/jaunty/rc/ (Netboot for NSLU2 "slug" 
systems)

Note that these images will not be of interest to the vast majority of
users.  If you wish to install the Ubuntu 9.04 Release Candidate on
desktops, laptops, netbooks or x86-based servers, please see:

  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2009-April/000121.html


Feedback and Helping


If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you
can participate at

  http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/

Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help turn this
Release Candidate into the best release of Ubuntu ever.  Please note that,
where possible, we prefer that bugs be reported using the tools provided,
rather than by visiting Launchpad directly.  Instructions can be found at

  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but are
not sure, first try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel on FreeNode, on the
Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
  http://www.ubuntuforums.org/

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Announcing Ubuntu 9.04 for ARM

[Steve Langasek]

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop edition
for ARM processors, continuing Ubuntu's tradition of integrating
the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality,
easy-to-use Linux distribution.

This first, community-supported ARM release of Ubuntu supports the
imx51, ixp4xx, and versatile subarchitectures, allowing use
on a wide variety of hardware and virtual environments.  Desktop
installation images are available for the i.MX 51 Babbage development
board, and netboot installation images for other subarchitectures.

Read more about the features of Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop Edition

  Desktop editionhttp://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-desktop

Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop Edition for ARM will be supported for 18 months.

To Get Ubuntu 9.04
--

To download Ubuntu 9.04 images for the Babbage development board, visit:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/jaunty/release

To download netboot images for other subarchitectures, visit:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/jaunty/release

As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of
charge.

We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document
caveats and workarounds for known issues.  They are available at:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/904

Find out what's new in this release with a graphical overview:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/904overview

There are some additional caveats about installation to the Babbage
development board:

   http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BabbageJauntyInstall

If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but
aren't sure, try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel, on the Ubuntu Users
mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums:

  #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net
  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
  http://www.ubuntuforums.org/

Helping Shape Ubuntu


If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways
you can participate at:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/

About Ubuntu


Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops,
netbooks and servers, with a fast and easy install and regular releases.  A
tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an
incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away.

Professional services, including support, are available from Canonical
Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world.  For more
information about support, visit:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/support

More Information


You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this release on our website:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/

To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's
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Alpha 1 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Dear Ubuntu developers,

Now that you've all gotten comfortable with your shiny new 9.04 release,
we're rolling right along to the first milestone of the Karmic cycle - with
Karmic Alpha 1 targeted for next Thursday, May 14.

This first milestone again happens before UDS, so again the targets are
modest: merging the installer for Karmic, and making sure things are in an
installable state.

We will continue to use a "soft freeze" for main for the Karmic Alpha
milestones[1].  This means that developers are asked to refrain from
uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't bring us closer
to releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for settling the
archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

The "list" of bugs targeted for alpha-1 can be found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs?field.milestone=12709

Per the policy described at <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RCBugTargetting>, this
list is used for tracking bugs that are blockers for the alpha 1 milestone -
so as you can see, the list will be quite short (and is currently empty). 
If you know of bugs that should be considered blockers, please nominate them
for release and set the milestone target for those bugs.  If you have
questions about whether a bug should be considered a blocker, please
contact a member of the release team[2].

Beyond that short list of bugs that are blockers for Alpha 1, we have those
bugs that are listed as release-critical for karmic as a whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs

If you aren't among the small group of people who have milestoned bugs
assigned to you, please consider helping with those bugs, using your best
judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading fixes.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state for the alpha,
as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Karmic that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 1, let a member of the release team know so that they
can be added to the technical overview at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicKoala/TechnicalOverview>.

Cheers,
-- 
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

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Merges, please; Alpha 2 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Dear Ubuntu developers,

From <https://merges.ubuntu.com/main.html>, we've been making some progress
on merges from Debian for the karmic cycle, but there's still quite a large
"needs merge" gap remaining.  This is understandable since the volume of
Debian uploads is up now that Debian 5.0 is out, but all the same we want to
get this down as much as possible for karmic.  So if you have some time,
please pitch in to help us get through these merges before FeatureFreeze.

... But please don't upload them next week!  Because the second Karmic
alpha release is planned for next Thursday, June 11.

We will continue to use a "soft freeze" for main for the Karmic Alpha
milestones[1].  This means that developers are asked to refrain from
uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't bring us closer
to releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for settling the
archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

The "list" of bugs targeted for alpha-2 can be found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs?field.milestone=12710

Per the policy described at <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RCBugTargetting>, this
list is used for tracking bugs that are blockers for the alpha 1 milestone -
so as you can see, the list will be quite short.  If you know of bugs that
should be considered blockers, please nominate them for release and set the
milestone target for those bugs.  If you have questions about whether a bug
should be considered a blocker, please contact a member of the release
team[2].

Beyond that short list of bugs that are blockers for Alpha 2, we have those
bugs that are listed as release-critical for karmic as a whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs

If you aren't among the small group of people who have milestoned bugs
assigned to you, please consider helping with those bugs, using your best
judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading fixes.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state for the alpha,
as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Karmic that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 2, let a member of the release team know so that they
can be added to the technical overview at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicKoala/TechnicalOverview>.

Cheers,
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

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Main frozen for Alpha 2

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

Two days out from the expected release of Karmic Alpha 2, the milestone
"freeze" is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages that you
upload to main between now and the Alpha 2 release will help us in the goal
of a high quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or unnecessary
uploads until after the alpha is out.  Again, this means the primary focus
should be on resolving these bugs:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs?field.milestone=12710

The number of bugs targeted to this early milestone is quite small, but
there's plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in a
consistent state so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the
alpha-2 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio, Xubuntu, and Mythbuntu packages) may be
uploaded as usual.

Cheers,
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team


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Karmic Alpha 2 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Karmic Koala Alpha-2, which will in time become Ubuntu 9.10.

Pre-releases of Karmic are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 2 is the second in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Karmic development cycle.  The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Karmic. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-2/ (Ubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-2/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-2/ (Xubuntu)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 2 includes a number of software updates that are ready for large-scale
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/karmic/alpha2 for
information on changes in Ubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/karmic/alpha2

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Karmic, have a look at the karmic-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/karmic-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
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approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

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Debian Import Freeze in effect

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Hi folks,

Per <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicReleaseSchedule>, the
DebianImportFreeze[1] is now in effect.  Please remember that if you are
waiting for bug fixes from Debian for Karmic, you will now need to file your
sync requests explicitly.

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Karmic Alpha 4 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Dear Ubuntu developers,

The fourth Karmic alpha release is planned for next Thursday, August 13.

We continue to use a "soft freeze" for main for the Karmic Alpha
milestones[1].  This means that developers are asked to refrain from
uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't bring us closer
to releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for settling the
archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

The list of bugs targeted for alpha-4 can be found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs?field.milestone=12712

Per the policy described at <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RCBugTargetting>, this
list is used for tracking bugs that are blockers for the alpha 4 milestone -
so as you can see, the list will be quite short.  If you know of bugs that
should be considered blockers, please nominate them for release and set the
milestone target for those bugs.  If you have questions about whether a bug
should be considered a blocker, please contact a member of the release
team[2].

Beyond that short list of bugs that are blockers for Alpha 4, we have those
bugs that are listed as release-critical for karmic as a whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs

If you aren't among the small group of people who have milestoned bugs
assigned to you, please consider helping with those bugs, using your best
judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading fixes.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state for the alpha,
as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Karmic that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 4, let a member of the release team know so that they
can be added to the technical overview at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicKoala/TechnicalOverview>.

Cheers,
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Main frozen for Alpha 4

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

Two days from the expected release of Karmic Alpha 4, the milestone "freeze"
is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages that you upload to
main between now and the Alpha 4 release will help us in the goal of a high
quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or unnecessary uploads
until after the alpha is out.  Currently, there are no known bugs that are
blockers for the milestone:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs?field.milestone=12712

But there's plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in a
consistent state so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the
alpha-4 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio, Xubuntu, and Mythbuntu packages) may be
uploaded as usual.

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Karmic Alpha 4 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Karmic Koala Alpha 4, which will in time become Ubuntu 9.10.

Pre-releases of Karmic are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 4 is the fourth in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Karmic development cycle.  The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Karmic. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-4/ (Ubuntu)
  http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-4/ (Ubuntu Server UEC)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-4/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-4/ (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/karmic/alpha-4 (Ubuntu Studio)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-4/ (Mythbuntu)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 4 introduces the first Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud alpha images for
Karmic.  Information on using these images on your UEC instance or on Amazon
EC2 can be found at the download page at:

  http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-4/

Alpha 4 also includes a number of software updates that are ready for
large-scale testing.  Please refer to
http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/karmic/alpha4 for information on changes in
Ubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/karmic/alpha4

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Karmic, have a look at the karmic-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/karmic-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

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Feature Freeze this Thursday

[Steve Langasek]

Dear Developers,

The Karmic Feature Freeze is scheduled for this Thursday, August 27.

This means that all of your Karmic-targeted specs should be either at Beta
Available or Postponed by the end of day on Wednesday.  Please make sure to
update the status of your specs.  You should check that packages you care
about are at a version suitable for release.

Requests for freeze exceptions for main should be filed as bugs in
Launchpad against the relevant package (or just "Ubuntu" if the
package is not available yet). Once the bug is filed and the necessary
information is available, please subscribe the ubuntu-release team.

For universe, the motu-release team will approve new packages and upstream
version freeze exceptions between now and the Beta.

It is expected that the MOTU release team will also delegate responsibility
for some exceptions to domain experts, as they have done in the past.  Look
for this list to arrive by Thursday.

Please see this wiki page for full details on freeze exception requests:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess

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Feature Freeze in place; Alpha 5 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

The Feature Freeze is now in effect for Karmic.  The focus from here until
release is on fixing bugs and polishing.

If you believe that a new package, a new upstream version of a package, or a
new feature is needed for the release and will not introduce more problems
than it fixes, please follow the Freeze Exception Process by filing bugs and
subscribing ubuntu-release or motu-release as appropriate, or by contacting
a designated delegate[1].

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess

Please also make sure that specs assigned to you for Karmic are updated
to their current status (which should be at least Beta Available if
not Deferred, or unless granted a freeze exception).

  https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/

Our next testing milestone, Karmic Alpha 5, is scheduled for next
Thursday, September 3.  Karmic Alpha 5 will again use a "soft freeze" for
main[2].  This means that developers are asked to refrain from uploading
packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't bring us closer to
releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for settling the archive
and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

The list of bugs targeted for alpha-5 can be found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs?field.milestone=12713

Per the policy described at <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RCBugTargetting>, this
list is used for tracking bugs that are blockers for the alpha 5 milestone -
so as you can see, the list is currently quite short.  If you know of other
bugs that should be considered blockers, please nominate them for release
and set the milestone target for those bugs.  If you have questions about
whether a bug should be considered a blocker, please contact a member of the
release team[3].

And of course, please also consider helping with the bugs already listed
there if you have the time.

Beyond that short list of bugs that are blockers for Alpha 5, we have those
bugs that are listed as release-critical for Karmic as a whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs

If you aren't among the small group of people who have milestoned bugs
assigned to you, please consider helping with those release-targeted bugs,
using your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading
fixes.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again for the
alpha, as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Karmic that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 5, let me or another member of the release team know
so that they can be added to the technical overview at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicKoala/TechnicalOverview>.

Thanks,
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Main frozen for Karmic Alpha 5

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

Two days from the expected release of Karmic Alpha 5, the milestone freeze
is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages that you upload to
main between now and the Alpha 5 release will help us in the goal of a high
quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or unnecessary uploads
until after the alpha is out.  Currently, there are only a handful of bugs
that are blockers for the milestone:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs?field.milestone=12713

But there's plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in a
consistent state so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the
alpha-5 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio, Xubuntu, and Mythbuntu packages) may be
uploaded as usual.

Cheers,
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Karmic Alpha 5 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Karmic Koala Alpha 5, which will in time become Ubuntu 9.10.

Pre-releases of Karmic are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 5 is the fifth in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Karmic development cycle.  The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Karmic. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu)
  http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu Server for UEC 
and EC2)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/karmic/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu ARM)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-5/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-5/ (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-5/ (Mythbuntu)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 5 includes a number of software updates that are ready for large-scale
testing.  This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some
bugs.  For a list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you
encounter), please see:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/karmic/alpha5

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Karmic, have a look at the karmic-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/karmic-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

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UI Freeze in place for Karmic

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Effective today, we are officially under the User Interface Freeze
for Karmic:

   https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserInterfaceFreeze

In order to help ensure our documentation is accurate for the release,
please notify the documentation team of any further changes to artwork, text
strings, or UI designs that will be made between now and the release, and
please make such changes only where necessary.

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Karmic Alpha 6 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Our sixth and final alpha testing milestone for Karmic, Karmic Alpha 6,
is scheduled for this coming Thursday, September 17.  Karmic Alpha 6 will
again use a "soft freeze" for main[1].  This means that developers are asked
to refrain from uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't
bring us closer to releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for
settling the archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

The list of bugs targeted for alpha-6 can be found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs?field.milestone=12714

Per the policy described at <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RCBugTargetting>, this
list is used for tracking bugs that are blockers for the alpha 6 milestone.
If you know of other bugs that should be considered blockers, please
nominate them for release and set the milestone target for those bugs.  If
you have questions about whether a bug should be considered a blocker,
please contact a member of the release team[2].

And of course, please also consider helping with the bugs already listed
there if you have the time.

At this point in the release cycle, it's increasingly important to look not
just at the bugs that are critical for the current milestone, but also those
which are critical for the upcoming Karmic milestones or critical for the
release as a whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=12715
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=12698
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs

Please use your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when
uploading fixes for these bugs; but if you don't have any bugs milestoned
for alpha 6 that need your attention, it's definitely not too early to look
ahead to the next milestones.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again for the
alpha, as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Karmic that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 6, let me or another member of the release team know
so that they can be added to the technical overview at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicKoala/TechnicalOverview>.

Thanks,
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Main frozen for Karmic Alpha 6

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

Two days from the expected release of Karmic Alpha 6, the milestone freeze
is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages that you upload to
main between now and the Alpha 6 release will help us in the goal of a high
quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or unnecessary uploads
until after the alpha is out.  Currently, there are only a handful of bugs
that are blockers for the milestone:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs?field.milestone=12714

But there's plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in a
consistent state so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the
alpha-6 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.  Also, please keep in mind that both during and after the milestone
freeze, the feature freeze and UI freeze are both still in effect.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio, Xubuntu, and Mythbuntu packages) may be
uploaded as usual.

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Karmic Alpha 6 released

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

Welcome to Karmic Koala Alpha 6, which will in time become Ubuntu 9.10.

Pre-releases of Karmic are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 6 is the sixth in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Karmic development cycle.  The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Karmic. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-6/ (Ubuntu)
  http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-6/ (Ubuntu Server for UEC 
and EC2)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/karmic/alpha-6/ (Ubuntu ARM)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-6/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-6/ (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/karmic/alpha-6/ (UbuntuStudio)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-6/ (Mythbuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-6/ (Edubuntu)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 6 includes a number of software updates that are ready for large-scale
testing.  This is an early set of images so you should expect some bugs; in
particular, there are a number of known issues related to recent boot
performance changes that will be fixed between now and the Ubuntu 9.10 Beta.
For a list of known bugs that you don't need to report if you encounter, and
that you might want to pay close attention to before upgrading, please see:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/karmic/alpha6

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Karmic, have a look at the karmic-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/karmic-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

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Ubuntu 9.10 beta approaching

[Steve Langasek]

The Ubuntu 9.10 beta release is approaching, scheduled for October 1st
(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicReleaseSchedule). Please refer to the
milestone list in Launchpad for a list of outstanding items:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs?field.milestone=12715

If you have bugs on this list, please fix them at the earliest possible
opportunity, or (in consultation with other developers and the Ubuntu QA
team) un-milestone them if they are not required for beta. If you have
bugs you think should be on this list, talk with the Ubuntu QA team or the
Ubuntu release team about having them milestoned.

Please also do not lose sight of the list of bugs affecting the release as a
whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs

The beta freeze will begin this Thursday, September 24th; after that point
uploads will require approval from the release team, which will generally
only be granted if they fix beta-critical bugs.

Over the next few days, please pay attention to eliminating
inconsistencies in the archive, including:

  http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/testing/karmic_probs.html
uninstallable packages in main and restricted

  http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/NBS/
obsolete packages which still have reverse-dependencies

Archive administrators should spend time ensuring that any pending
main<->universe component changes have been processed
(http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/component-mismatches.txt).
Developers, if you are waiting for something on this list, please help out
by filing good main inclusion reports.

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Ubuntu 9.10 beta freeze now in effect

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

We are now one week from the beta release of 9.10 and have just entered beta
freeze.

During the freeze, all uploads to main must be approved by a member of the
release team [1], so if you have fixes which are important to get in, please
do get in touch as soon as possible.  Uploads to universe require a manual
push through the queue, but are not subject to release management approval.

Issues which are important for the beta release will be tracked by the
release team here:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs?field.milestone=12715

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karmic release freeze approaching; FTBFS packages need attention

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

With the release of Ubuntu 9.10 just over two weeks away, it will shortly
be time to freeze the archive to limit the number of last-minute changes
entering the release.  On Thursday, October 15, the archive will be frozen,
after which uploads to main will require approval from the release team and
should be done only for changes which are critical for the release.

The list of release-critical bugs is tracked here:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs?field.milestone=12698

Additional bugs that are considered "targets of opportunity" for the release
are found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs

If there are other bugs that you believe are important to fix before the
release which are not yet listed on the above pages, please get in touch
with me or another member of the release team.

Although uploads to main must be approved by the release team before they
are accepted, this does not mean that you need to get approval from the
release team prior to upload.  If you have a reasonable belief that the
upload will be accepted (for example, because it includes minimal changes
necessary to fix a release-targetted bug), you are encouraged to upload
directly, so that the package can be reviewed in the "unapproved" queue
itself.

For uploads to universe and multiverse, the guidelines published a few
releases ago should still be a good starting point:

  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-April/025259.html

If you have any questions about this process, please follow up to the
ubuntu-devel mailing list.


One area that still needs attention between now and the release are package
build failures.  You can find a combined list of FTBFS packages in main and
universe at:

  
http://people.ubuntuwire.org/~wgrant/rebuild-ftbfs-test/test-rebuild-20090909-karmic.html

In total, there are 836 packages which fail to build.  And with a total of
143 Ubuntu Developers, you should fix 5.85 build failures to meet your
quota.  Of course, fixing more build failures is also highly appreciated.

For main, there was a newer automated run, for which bugs have been filed.
You can find the list with:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.tag=karmic-autotest

The number of build failures in main definitely needs to be brought *way*
down from its current level before we release at the end of the month.

Please always check the sponsor queues before you start, there may already
be a patch.

For main:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-main-sponsors/+subscribedbugs

And for universe:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-universe-sponsors/+subscribedbugs

And please always forward changes to Debian/upstream.

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Archive frozen for preparation of Ubuntu 9.10

[Steve Langasek]

We are one week out from the 9.10 release candidate and two weeks from the
final release, so the archive is now frozen and will not thaw again before
release.

During the freeze, all uploads to main must be approved by a member of the
release team, so if you have fixes that are important to get in and will
need discussion, please do get in touch as soon as possible.  Uploads to
main should at this point focus on release-critical bugs only.

Uploads to universe should again follow the guidelines described here:

  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-April/025259.html

The list of release-critical bugs that we want to still try to resolve
before the release candidate on October 22 is tracked here:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs?field.milestone=12698

Additional bugs that are still considered "targets of opportunity" for the
release are found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+bugs

If you have bugs which you believe should be listed there but aren't yet,
please get in touch with me or another member of the release team.

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Lucid open for development

[Steve Langasek]

Hello world,

I'm happy to report that the Lucid Lynx is now open for uploads.

We do not recommend that users upgrade to Lucid at this time; it is
likely to be in very considerable flux until the initial round of
merges is complete. As ever, any developers wishing to take the plunge
at this early stage should ensure that they are comfortable with
recovering from anything up to complete system failure.

Automatic syncs from Debian will begin shortly.  Because Lucid is an LTS,
autosyncing will track the Debian testing series for this cycle, rather than
Debian unstable as we normally do.

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS

We expect this more conservative policy for package syncing will enable us
to prepare a more stable long-term support release.  The cost of this
approach is that not only regressions will be delayed from reaching Lucid -
bugfixes uploaded to Debian unstable will be delayed too (packages uploaded
to Debian unstable normally don't reach Debian testing for at least 10
days).  If you believe a newer package version from unstable is needed for
any reason, please don't hesitate to request a sync using the normal
process:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SyncRequestProcess

Likewise, package merges from either testing or unstable are perfectly ok,
as needed.  Merge-o-Matic (https://merges.ubuntu.com/) currently points at
Debian unstable; we hope to be able to provide merge data for Debian testing
in a week or so, in the meantime please be aware of this fact when preparing
any merges.

As usual, the release schedule for Lucid is available at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidReleaseSchedule>.  This year, the first
milestone will come in mid-December, well after UDS, and the end of
automatic Debian package syncs is not planned until February - shortly
before feature freeze itself.  Since this cycle's schedule includes a
significant number of changes compared with respect to past releases,
there's been a lot of feedback, some of which is still being incorporated.
This may still result in some fine-tuning of the more specific freezes on
the timeline; you can expect this to all be finalized by the end of this
week.

Enjoy!
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Lucid Alpha 1 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Dear Ubuntu developers,

UDS Lucid has shown the tremendous committment of the Ubuntu community to
making 10.04 a rock-solid LTS release.  Now it's time to begin to deliver on
that promise.  Lucid Alpha 1 is scheduled for this coming Thursday, December
10.

Alpha milestones in Ubuntu use a "soft freeze" for main[1], which means that
developers are asked to refrain from uploading packages between Tuesday and
Thursday which don't bring us closer to releasing the alpha, so that these
days can be used for settling the archive and fixing any remaining
showstoppers.

The list of bugs targeted for alpha-1 can be found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+bugs?field.milestone=21443

Per the policy described at <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RCBugTargetting>, this
list is used for tracking bugs that are blockers for the alpha 1 milestone -
so as you can see, the list will be quite short.  If you know of bugs that
should be considered blockers, please nominate them for release and set the
milestone target for those bugs.  If you have questions about whether a bug
should be considered a blocker, please contact a member of the release
team[2].

Beyond that short list of bugs that are blockers for Alpha 1, we have those
bugs that are listed as release-critical for Lucid as a whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+bugs

If you aren't among the small group of people who have milestoned bugs
assigned to you, please consider helping with those bugs, using your best
judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading fixes.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state for the alpha,
as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

There's also plenty that can be done to help packages that aren't included
on the CDs: https://merges.ubuntu.com/main.html shows over 200 package
merges still outstanding in main for lucid, and
https://merges.ubuntu.com/universe.html shows close to 400.

Finally, if you know of new features in Lucid that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 1, let a member of the release team know so that they
can be added to the technical overview at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/TechnicalOverview>.

Cheers,
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

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Main frozen for Alpha 1

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

Two days out from the expected release of Lucid Alpha 1, the milestone
freeze is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages that you
upload to main between now and the Alpha 1 release will help us in the goal
of a high quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or unnecessary
uploads until after the alpha is out.  Again, this means the primary focus
should be on resolving these bugs:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+bugs?field.milestone=21443

The number of bugs targeted to this early milestone is fairly small, but
there's plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in a
consistent state so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the
alpha-1 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio, Xubuntu, and Mythbuntu packages) may be
uploaded as usual.

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Lucid Alpha 1 released

[Steve Langasek]

   I know where the bobcat hunts, oh yes,
   When the air hangs dark and the city sleeps,
   When it moves about with stealth of breath;
   Its form a shadow to make you guess
   If you see a cat or just nighttime creeps;
   But a hunter could be there nearby
   For I know where the bobcat lies!

   -- Jason Hogle

Welcome to Lucid Lynx Alpha 1, which will in time become Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

Pre-releases of Lucid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 1 is the first in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Lucid development cycle.  The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Lucid. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu)
  http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu Server for UEC 
and EC2)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/lucid/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu ARM)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/lucid/alpha-1/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/lucid/alpha-1/ (Xubuntu)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 1 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/lucid/alpha1 for
information on changes in Ubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/lucid/alpha1

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Lucid, have a look at the lucid-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lucid-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

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Main frozen for Alpha 2

[Steve Langasek]

Dear developers,

Two days out from the expected release of Lucid Alpha 2, the milestone
freeze is now in effect.  Please take care that any packages that you
upload to main between now and the Alpha 2 release will help us in the goal
of a high quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or unnecessary
uploads until after the alpha is out.  Again, this means the primary focus
should be on resolving these bugs:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+bugs?field.milestone=21444

As you can see, since there are fewer alpha milestones compared to past
releases, there are more bugs targeted to this one.  Your help in resolving
these in time for the Lucid Alpha 2 milestone is appreciated.

As always, there's also plenty of other work to be done in getting the
archive in a consistent state so that we don't have uninstallable packages
for the alpha-2 milestone:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency

Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for
making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety
net.

Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe,
with the exception of UbuntuStudio, Xubuntu, and Mythbuntu packages) may be
uploaded as usual.

Cheers,
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Lucid Alpha 2 released

[Steve Langasek]

Welcome to Lucid Lynx Alpha 2, which will in time become Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

Pre-releases of Lucid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and
those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 2 is the second in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Lucid development cycle.  The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Lucid. You can download it here:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid/alpha-2/ (Ubuntu)
  http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid/alpha-2/ (Ubuntu Server for UEC 
and EC2)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/lucid/alpha-2/ (Ubuntu ARM)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/lucid/alpha-2/ (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/lucid/alpha-2/ (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/lucid/alpha-2/ (Edubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/lucid/alpha-2/ (Mythbuntu)

See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors.

Alpha 2 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider
testing.  Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/lucid/alpha2 for
information on changes in Ubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.  For a
list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please
see:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/lucid/alpha2

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
Lucid, have a look at the lucid-changes mailing list:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lucid-changes

We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list
if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a
low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of
approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other
interesting events.

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker:

  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

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Lucid Feature Freeze this Thursday

[Steve Langasek]

Dear Developers,

The Lucid Feature Freeze is scheduled for this Thursday, February 18.

This means that all of your Lucid-targeted specs should be either at Beta
Available or Postponed by the end of day on Wednesday.  Please make sure to
update the status of your specs.  You should check that packages you care
about are at a version suitable for release.

Please also check before Thursday whether you have outstanding package
merges from Debian testing listed on merges.ubuntu.com that should be dealt
with before Feature Freeze.

In light of the ongoing Archive Reorganization effort, there may be some
changes to the procedure for requesting freeze exceptions compared with
previous releases.  More information will be made available on the list
later in the week, and will also be posted to the usual wiki page:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess

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Feature Freeze in place; Alpha 3 freeze ahead

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Ubuntu developers,

The Feature Freeze is now in effect for Lucid.  The focus from here until
release is on fixing bugs and polishing.

If you believe that a new package, a new upstream version of a package, or a
new feature is needed for the release and will not introduce more problems
than it fixes, please follow the Freeze Exception Process by filing bugs and
subscribing ubuntu-release or motu-release as appropriate.

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess

Please also make sure that specs assigned to you for Lucid are updated
to their current status (which should be at least Beta Available if
not Deferred, or unless granted a freeze exception).

  https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/

Our next testing milestone, Lucid Alpha 3, is scheduled for Thursday,
February 25.  Lucid Alpha 3 will use a "soft freeze" for main[1].  This means
that developers are asked to refrain from uploading packages between Tuesday
and Thursday which don't bring us closer to releasing the alpha, so that
these days can be used for settling the archive and fixing any remaining
showstoppers.

The list of bugs targeted for alpha-3 can be found at:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+bugs?field.milestone=21445

Per the policy described at <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RCBugTargetting>, this
list is used for tracking bugs that are blockers for the alpha 3 milestone.
If you know of other bugs that should be considered blockers, please target
them to the release and set the milestone target for those bugs.  If you have
questions about whether a bug should be considered a blocker, please contact
a member of the release team[2].

And of course, please also consider helping with the bugs already listed
there if you have the time.

Beyond the bugs that are blockers for Alpha 3, we have those bugs that are
listed as release-critical for Lucid as a whole:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+bugs

If you aren't among the small group of people who have milestoned bugs
assigned to you, please consider helping with those release-targeted bugs,
using your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading
fixes.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again for the
alpha, as described on
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.

Finally, if you know of new features in Lucid that you think should be
highlighted for Alpha 3, let me or another member of the release team know
so that they can be added to the technical overview at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/TechnicalOverview>.

Thanks,
-- 
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On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

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