Re: HEADS UP! 6.0 Schedule, 6.0-CURRENT Snapshot

Yes, oh lordie yes. I guess we aren't going to have a new logo in time for 
FreeBSD6-RELEASE in August, are we?

On 6/3/05, Scott Long <scottl_at_samsco.org> wrote:
> 
> All,
> 
> The long anticipated and much feared 6.0 code freeze is about to begin!
> I'll cut to the chase:
> 
> June 10 - Feature freeze + code slush
> ^^^^^^^
> 
> July 10 - RELENG_6 branch
> August 1 - RELENG_6_0 branch
> August 15 - 6.0-RELEASE
> 
> From June 10 until the release, the number one priority is fixing bugs.
> All of the dates after June 10 are somewhat fluid and subject to change
> depending on where we are with stability. We won't release 6.0 until
> it is ready, but I'm pretty confident that we'll have it ready by
> August.
> 
> Since SMPVFS is on by default on i386 and amd64, we need as much testing
> and bug fixing there as is possible. Jeff has been doing a fantastic
> job on this, but I'm sure that more help would be appreciated. Also,
> now is the time to start tracking down whatever strange panics or poor
> performance anyone might be seeing; the system is pretty stable at the
> 80% level, but there are a lot of edge cases that we need to work on
> to make it a good release. A stroll through the mailing lists and PR
> database would be a good place to start for anyone that wants to help.
> 
> Again, the plan is for 6.0 to be a modest replacement for 5.x. We do
> plan on a 5.5 release in September to tie up the branch and help people
> move to 6.0/6.1, but 6.x is truly just a much improved 5.x at this
> point. For those with bosses who are fainting at the thought of there
> being a 7-CURRENT around the corner and 5-STABLE coming to a close,
> please keep in mind that migrating from 5.x to 6.x is trivial and is
> worthwhile. However, we need to do the branch now so that we can keep
> things like SMPVFS under control and produce a high-quality series of
> releases with it. For those who have already adopted 5.x and cannot
> spend the time/money to migrate again, RELENG_5 will still have secteam
> support into at least 2007 (going by their normal formula), and I expect
> there to be normal feature and bug-fix commits to it for at least
> another year from now.
> 
> To jump-start the testing, I've posted a new set of 6.0-CURRENT
> snapshots to ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/Jun_2005.
> Once the freeze starts, I expect a new snapshot to be posted every 1-2
> weeks until we get close to the release. So, please help test, report,
> and fix bugs!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Scott
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John Jawed