Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-forrest-svn-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 74671 invoked from network); 9 Apr 2007 04:57:28 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.2) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 9 Apr 2007 04:57:28 -0000 Received: (qmail 48837 invoked by uid 500); 9 Apr 2007 04:57:35 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-forrest-svn-archive@forrest.apache.org Received: (qmail 48772 invoked by uid 500); 9 Apr 2007 04:57:34 -0000 Mailing-List: contact svn-help@forrest.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: Reply-To: "Forrest Developers List" List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list svn@forrest.apache.org Received: (qmail 48753 invoked by uid 99); 9 Apr 2007 04:57:34 -0000 Received: from herse.apache.org (HELO herse.apache.org) (140.211.11.133) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:57:34 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-99.5 required=10.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,NO_REAL_NAME X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received: from [140.211.11.3] (HELO eris.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:57:27 -0700 Received: by eris.apache.org (Postfix, from userid 65534) id 96BC11A9838; Sun, 8 Apr 2007 21:57:07 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: svn commit: r526652 - /forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/announce_code_freeze.txt Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:57:07 -0000 To: svn@forrest.apache.org From: crossley@apache.org X-Mailer: svnmailer-1.1.0 Message-Id: <20070409045707.96BC11A9838@eris.apache.org> X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Author: crossley Date: Sun Apr 8 21:57:06 2007 New Revision: 526652 URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=526652 Log: Fine-tune the code-freeze text. Modified: forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/announce_code_freeze.txt Modified: forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/announce_code_freeze.txt URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/announce_code_freeze.txt?view=diff&rev=526652&r1=526651&r2=526652 ============================================================================== --- forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/announce_code_freeze.txt (original) +++ forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/announce_code_freeze.txt Sun Apr 8 21:57:06 2007 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Code-freeze means *no* non-essential commits to the trunk or to the new release branch. Other branches are free to -continue. +continue. Whiteboard plugins can also continue. There should be no code enhancements or new functionality, because that could introduce new bugs. @@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ Documentation corrections can happen because they will not break anything. As long as we do test the documentation building just prior to making the final release candidate. +Although remember that such work should have happened +prior to the code-freeze. We don't want to build subsequent +release candidates unless necessary. However, if there are important code changes that are required you can make a proposal to allow that commit. @@ -30,6 +33,10 @@ * Actual release date is [date] [www.timeanddate.com-URL] -Now we will go and build the packages which might take -some time. The next message will tell you where to get -the release candidate packages and describe how to test. +Now the Release Manager will do some final changes, such +as license header checks, xml code cleanup, and changing +version number information. Then the RM will build the +packages. These steps may take some time. + +The next message will tell you where to downlaod the +release candidate packages and describe how to test.