= 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.

== 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.

 * [http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop1:Allknownbugsthatcausedatacorruptionneedtoberesolvedbeforetherelease #1: All known bugs that cause data corruption need to be resolved before the release]
   * #3150

 * [http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop4:ReleaseastheGCC24hybrid #4: Release as the GCC 2/4 hybrid] much easier now with Ingo's recent changes, Translators are hybrid as well.
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop6:RecruitaReleaseCoordinatorthatinvestigatestheneededsteps #6: Recruit a Release Coordinator that investigates the needed steps]~~ Philippe Saint-Pierre has stepped up to take on this roll
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop8:FinishandIncludeSwapFileSupport #8: Finish and Include Swap File Support]~~ - Done and enabled (bonefish)
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop9:FullyIntegrateIOScheduler #9: Fully Integrate I/O Scheduler]~~ - Integrated since long ago, AFAIK (stippi).
 * [http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop12:ATAvs.IDEbusmanager #12: ATA bus manager] 
 * Software
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop20:IncludetheDevelopmenttools #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~~
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop21:IncludeFirefox #21: Firefox] - 2.0.0.12 included, but should be updated~~ - updated to 2.0.0.21pre
 * [http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop22:IncludeOSS #22: OSS] - In process - owner: François
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop23:IncludeBePDF #23: BePDF] - Done - owner: Michael Pfeiffer ~~
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop24:IncludeacopyoftheoriginalBeBook #24: BeBook] In Process - owner: Urias ~~ (note: still waiting for an updated version from Simon - Urias)
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop25:IncludeaspecialHaiku-onlyunlockedversionofWonderbrush #25: WonderBrush]~~ New Haiku-exclusive, unlocked version included - owner: Stephan Aßmus
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop27:IncludeVision #27: Vision] - Done and already included ~~
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop28:IncludeCVS #28: CVS] - Done and already included ~~
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop29:IncludeSubversion #29: Subversion] Included, but may be refreshed - owner: '''scottmc'''~~ updated to 1.6.2 in r30915
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop31:IncludePython #31: Python] - In process - owner: '''scottmc'''~~ added to OptionalPackages in r30915 
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop33:IncludeaMakefileenginetobuildexistingprojects #33: Makefile Engine] - Done and already included ~~
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop34:IncludePe #34: Pe] - Included, but could use a refreshed Haiku build~~ - owner(s): [http://developer.berlios.de/projects/pe-editor Pe project page]
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop36:Includeyasmornasm #36: Yasm] - Done and already included ~~ Working on nasm now.
 * Distribution
 * ~~[http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop50:DistributeasISOthatfunctionsasLiveCD #50: Distribute as ISO that functions as LiveCD]~~ - taken care of by Michael's write and attribute FS overlays.
 * [http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop51:DistributeasLiveUSBstick #51: Distribute as Live USB stick]
 * [http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop52:Distributeasimageforemulators: #52: Distribute as image for emulators]
 * [http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/Alpha1Proposals#Prop53:Findmirrorsandseedtorrentfordistribution #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.

 * [http://www.haiku-os.org/blog/nielx/2008-03-22/haiku_alpha_1_status_update_1 Issue 1 (22-03-2008)]
 * [http://www.haiku-os.org/blog/nielx/2008-03-31/haiku_alpha_1_status_update_2 Issue 2 (31-03-2008)]
 * [http://www.haiku-os.org/news/2008-05-18/steady_progress_towards_alpha_1 Steady Progress Towards Alpha 1 (18-05-2008)]

== Blocker issues ==

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

[[TicketQuery(priority=blocker&status=new|assigned|reopened&milestone=R1/alpha1)]]

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== Critical issues ==

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

[[TicketQuery(priority=critical&status=new|assigned|reopened&milestone=R1/alpha1)]]

Total of [[TicketQuery(status=new|assigned|reopened&priority=critical&milestone=R1/alpha1,count)]] open ticket(s).

== 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.

[[TicketQuery(priority=high&status=new|assigned|reopened&milestone=R1/alpha1)]]

Total of [[TicketQuery(status=new|assigned|reopened&priority=high&milestone=R1/alpha1,count)]] open ticket(s).