Release Coordination

Current Task:	Final bug-fixing
Release:	R1/beta4
Target ship date:	November 30, 2022
Primary Release Coordinator:	Augustin Cavalier (waddlesplash)
Secondary Release Coordinators:	...

Tentative Schedule

See R1/Beta4/Timeline.

Task List

This is a list of tasks that need to be done in preparation for the R1/beta4 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

Software testing team

Component	Assigned	Notes	Results	Pass/Fail
BeOS Applications		Download random BeOS apps and try to run them keeping a list of issues	-	-
Package Management		Install random repo applications, keep track of any major issues or broken packages	-	-
Random application testing	-	boot up, do random tasks in 15 minute sessions	-	-
Random application testing	-	boot up, do random tasks in 15 minute sessions	-	-
WebPositive	-	Holding off Web+ updates until post-branch	-	-

Hardware testing team

Component	Assigned	Notes	Results	Pass/Fail
Desktops	waddlesplash	community survey	-	-
Desktops	waddlesplash	community survey	-	-
Graphics Cards	waddlesplash	community survey	-	-
Laptops	waddlesplash	community survey	-	-
Laptops	waddlesplash	community survey	-	-
Wireless network connectivity	waddlesplash	community survey	-	-
Wired network connectivity	waddlesplash	community survey	-	-

Build Tasks

task	due	assignee	notes
Assign buildmeister	-	waddlesplash	-
Determine distribution structure	waddlesplash	-	-
Testing	-	everyone	perform testing of potential R1B2 candidate

Release Preparation

task	due	assignee	notes
Find (additional) mirrors	-	-	-
Prepare torrents	-	-	-
Write release notes	-	waddlesplash	Publish on haiku-os.org, move out the existing ones to the archive
Write press release	-	waddlesplash	-
Determine press plan	-	?	-

Website

task	due	assignee	notes
Update front page artwork	-	-	-
Update ​download graphic, WonderBrush Graphic	-	-	-
Update/New Screenshots for ​Slideshow	-	-	-
Sync ​User Guide	-	-	-
Sync ​Welcome pages	-	-	-
Sync ​Release Notes	waddlesplash	-	​ReleaseNotes
Update ​get-haiku	-	can do if needed	Current Version Information box, misc text
Merge ​mirror urls	-	-	-

Release

task	due	assignee	notes	status
Branch the source tree	-	-	-	TODO
Backport important bug fixes	-	-	-	TODO
Tag the final build	-	-	-	TODO
Make source available	-	-	​r1b1 source location	(_source packages in repos?)
Distribute final build to mirrors	-	-	-	TODO
Distribute final build via torrents	-	-	-	TODO

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

Tickets

Milestone: R1/beta4

Blocker issues

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

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 beta release.

No results

Total of 0 open ticket(s).

High priority issues

This is a list of items with things that would be very much appreciated for this release, but they will not delay the release.

#16573

Un-activated packages after install

Total of 1 open ticket(s).