Release Coordination
| Current Task: | Final feature additions
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| Release: | R1, Alpha 5
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| Target ship date: | -
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| Primary Release Coordinator: | Augustin Cavalier (waddlesplash)
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| Secondary Release Coordinators: | Adrien Destugues (PulkoMandy)
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Tentative Schedule
None
This page acts as a status whiteboard for this release of Haiku. 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 R1, Alpha 5 release. Do you see a task that still needs someone to take care of it? Drop a line on the Haiku-Development mailing list.
Initial Planning
| task | due | assignee | notes | status
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| Finalize release date | n/a | - | - | -
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| Assign testers to components | - | - | -
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Software testing team
| Component | Assigned | Notes | Results | Pass/Fail
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| BeOS Applications | - | Download random BeOS apps and try to run them keeping a list of issues | - | -
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| Package Management | - | - | - | -
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| Random application testing | - | boot up, do random tasks in 15 minute sessions | - | -
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| Random application testing | - | boot up, do random tasks in 15 minute sessions | - | -
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| WebPositive | - | Holding off Web+ updates until post-branch | - | -
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Hardware testing team
| Component | Assigned | Notes | Results | Pass/Fail
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| Desktops | - | 3 - 4 desktops of random generations | - | -
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| Desktops | - | - | - | -
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| Graphics Cards | - | - | - | -
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| Laptops | - | - | - | -
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| Laptops | - | - | - | -
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| Wireless network connectivity | - | - | - | -
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| Wired network connectivity | - | - | - | -
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Build Tasks
| task | due | assignee | notes
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| Assign buildmeister | - | mmadia? | -
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| Determine distribution structure | - | - | -
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| Testing | - | everyone | perform testing of potential R1A4 candidate
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Release Preparation
| task | due | assignee | notes
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| Find (additional) mirrors | - | - | -
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| Prepare torrents | - | - | -
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| Write release notes | - | - | -
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| Write press release | - | - | -
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| Determine press plan | - | - | -
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Website
Release
| task | due | assignee | notes | status
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| Branch the source tree | - | - | - | COMPLETE
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| Backport important bug fixes | - | - | - | IN PROGRESS
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| Tag the final build | - | - | - | TODO
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| Make source available | - | - | r1a5 source location | TODO
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| Distribute final build to mirrors | - | - | - | TODO
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| Distribute final build via torrents | - | - | - | TODO
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Note, dates are in yyyy-mm-dd format.
Tickets
- Blockers *must* be fixed before the release
- Critical items should be evaluated if all the blockers are fixed
- High items could be fixed but are not required.
R1/alpha5 See the R1/alpha5 milestone.
