wiki:R1/Beta5/StatusAndCoordination

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Release Coordination

Current Task: Work begun
Release: R1/beta5
Target ship date: August 18, 2024 (Haiku's 23rd birthday!)
Primary Release Coordinator: Augustin Cavalier (waddlesplash)
Secondary Release Coordinators: ...

Tentative Schedule

See R1/Beta5/Timeline.

Task List

This is a list of tasks that need to be done in preparation for the R1/beta5 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

taskdueassigneenotesstatus

Software testing team

ComponentAssignedNotesResultsPass/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

ComponentAssignedNotesResultsPass/Fail
Desktopswaddlesplash 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

taskdueassigneenotes
Assign buildmeister - waddlesplash -
Determine distribution structure waddlesplash - -
Testing - everyone perform testing of potential R1B2 candidate

Release Preparation

taskdueassigneenotes
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

taskdueassigneenotes
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

taskdueassigneenotesstatus
Branch the source tree - - - TODO
Backport important bug fixes - - - TODO
Tag the final build - - - TODO
Make source available - - r1b5 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/beta5

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.

No results

Total of 0 open ticket(s).

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