Haiku Alpha 1 Status Whiteboard

This page acts as a status whiteboard for the Haiku R1 alpha 1 release. It should contain a list of tasks that need to be completed.

Task List

This is a list of tasks that need to be done in preparation for the alpha 1 release. Do you see a task that still needs someone to take care of it? Drop a line on the ​Haiku-Development mailing list.

Build Tasks

task	due	assignee	notes
Assign buildmeister	ASAP	mmadia(?)
Determine distribution structure	ASAP	mmadia
Determine optional packages to be included	ASAP	mmadia	Done.
Set up a test framework/formal list of requirements	ASAP	unassigned

Release Preparation

task	due	assignee	notes
Find mirrors	ASAP	umccullough
Write release notes	09-09-2009	everyone	​See wiki page
Write press release	09-09-2009	nielx
Determine press plan	06-09-2009	unassigned

Website

task	due	assignee	notes
Finish new theme	12-09-2009	koki
Migrate to D6	12-09-2009	daniel+nielx
Make the user documentation available	12-09-2009	unassigned
Prepare a good starting page for newbies	12-09-2009	unassigned

Release

task	due	assignee	notes
Branch the source tree	23-08-2009	axeld
Backport important bug fixes	09-09-2009	everyone
Tag the final build	09-09-2009	mmlr
Make source available	09-09-2009	mmadia
Test final build	09-09-2009	everyone
Distribute final build to mirrors	12-09-2009	umccullough
Switch website and put up press release	14-09-2009	haiku-web

Note, dates are in dd-mm-yyyy format.

Release Schedule

On August 16, the following schedule was ​decided:

• Sunday August 23rd, 12:00 GMT. The trunk will be branched so that the release team can work on optimizing the final image.
• Wednesday September 9th, 12:00 GMT. Alpha 1 will be tagged. Then a build will be made and tested.

The testing of the build is expected to take a few days (pending any unforeseen problems). The website team will also require a few days to upgrade the website in order to support the release of the first alpha. The expected release date is around Monday the 14th.

Alpha 1 proposals

There was a discussion, then followed a vote, and now we have a list of proposals for alpha 1. Below is the final list of accepted proposals.

• ​#1: All known bugs that cause data corruption need to be resolved before the release
• ​#4: Release as the GCC 2/4 hybrid much easier now with Ingo's recent changes, Translators are hybrid as well.
• ​#6: Recruit a Release Coordinator that investigates the needed steps Philippe Saint-Pierre has stepped up to take on this roll
• ​#8: Finish and Include Swap File Support - Done and enabled (bonefish)
• ​#9: Fully Integrate I/O Scheduler - Integrated since long ago, AFAIK (stippi).
• ​#12: ATA bus manager Enabled for alpha builds in hrev32569
• Software
• ​#20: Development tools Included, but are being refreshed - owner: Ingo
  • gcc 2.95.3
  • autoconf-2.61
  • automake-1.10.1
  • bison-2.3
  • flex-2.5.35
  • jam
  • m4
  • libtool-1.5.26
  • texinfo-4.11
  • Perl 5.10
• ​#21: Firefox - 2.0.0.12 included, but should be updated - updated to 2.0.0.21pre
• ​#22: OSS Couldn't be updated in time for the alpha, will not be included.
• ​#23: BePDF - Done - owner: Michael Pfeiffer
• ​#24: BeBook In Process - owner: Urias (note: still waiting for an updated version from Simon - Urias)
• ​#25: WonderBrush New Haiku-exclusive, unlocked version included - owner: Stephan Aßmus
• ​#27: Vision - Done and already included
• ​#28: CVS - Done and already included
• ​#29: Subversion Included, but may be refreshed - owner: scottmc updated to 1.6.2 in hrev30915
• ​#31: Python - In process - owner: scottmc added to OptionalPackages in hrev30915
• ​#33: Makefile Engine - Done and already included
• ​#34: Pe - Included, but could use a refreshed Haiku build - owner(s): ​Pe project page
• ​#36: Yasm - Done and already included Working on nasm now.
• Distribution
• ​#50: Distribute as ISO that functions as LiveCD - taken care of by Michael's write and attribute FS overlays.
• ​#51: Distribute as Live USB stick
• ​#52: Distribute as image for emulators
• ​#53: Find mirrors and seed torrent for distribution

Status Updates

The status updates give an overview of the progress that is made towards alpha 1.

• ​Issue 1 (22-03-2008)
• ​Issue 2 (31-03-2008)
• ​Steady Progress Towards Alpha 1 (18-05-2008)

Blocker issues

These need to be fixed in order to release the alpha.

No results

Total of 0 open ticket(s).

Critical issues

If all the blocker items are resolved, these should be evaluated whether or not they block the alpha release.

No results

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High priority issues

This is a list of items with things that would be very much appreciated for alpha 1, but they do not block the release.

No results

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