==  R1/beta3 Timeline ==

> DRAFT: This is a draft and will likely change!!!!

  * **13 June - 20 June**: one week - last minute scramble.
    * Don't commit anything risky.
    * "Soft" strings freeze begins.
    * Testing starts ramping up.
  * **21 June - June 25**: branch {{{r1beta3}}}!
    * Branch {{{r1beta3}}}
    * Add {{{r1beta3}}} to [https://github.com/haiku/infrastructure/blob/master/data/buildbot/master.cfg#L329 buildbot] and deploy
    * Buildbot and Buildmaster should be generating {{{r1beta3}}} RCs when forced.
    * Don't forget about HaikuPorts! We didn't branch Haikuports for {{{r1beta1}}}
    * Upgrade Haikuporter Buildmaster to a R1 / Beta 3 branch RC image
    * ICU upgrades, build new webkit?
  * **26 June - 10 July**: two weeks of **xtreme** testing
    * Generate test images as needed for testing.
    * ''All hands on deck'' testing of test images.
    * Unless any unfixable showstoppers are found, don't halt the release.
    * Do general polishing of release notes, website, etc. during this time.
  * **10 July - 17 July**: one week to "get the goods"
    * One final strings synchronization
    * Generate an image and name him "Release Candidate 1".
    * Begin work on draft https://www.haiku-os.org/get-haiku/release-r1b3 page (Draft = true)
    * MOAR TESTING!
  * **17 July - 24 July**: one week of ham-fisting final images
    * Rename your latest release candidate to {{{r1beta3}}}, move from haiku-r1beta3/XXX to haiku-release/r1beta3/
    * Double and triple check sha256 sums
    * Generate a torrent, begin seeding and get a few other people to seed.
    * Give a few hours for release to make it to the mirrors.
      * Force a sync to Wasabi
      * Sync up working mirrors and release-r1b3
    * Update website
      * Drop Draft on release-r1b3 page
      * get-haiku _index should become release-r1b1
      * release-r1b3 should become get-haiku_index
    * Release when ready; some window to account for unexpected delays.