These are some notes pertaining to the R1 Alpha 2 release cycle. 

The order is semi-random.  Feel free to make additions.

For now, it's on this page & in the future it may be moved elsewhere or deleted entirely. 

= Hindsight =
 * Release Notes
   * stub out & mention http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/*/ImportantAddendum
 * Add an additional day, in between testing final image & release -- to allow rsync mirrors

= Before Branching =
 * http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/ReleaseRoadMap
 * & create related TracWiki pages
   * Feature Proposals
   * Status and Task Coordination
   * Release Notes
   * ( Important Addendum )
   * Rebuilding Optional Package Tracker
   * In the Press
   * Reported Issues
   * Improvements Since Release

= After Branching =
 * MergeTracking script
 * Organize the press release
   * who can translate it
   * where to send it for review
      * neet to allow project members to review/edit it as needed.
      * unpublished article on Drupal?
      * google doc?
      * private repository?

== a checklist of features to test ==
 * booting & installing CD/DVD
 * bash script to run each and every application, to check for non-zero exit code
{{{
#!/bin/bash
# not functional code
for binary in $AllBinaries; do 
  ( ${binary} --help &> /dev/null ) || ( echo ${binary} exitted $? >> non-zero.log )
done
}}}

= Before Tagging =
 * disable serial debugging
 * remove the sleeps in the Bootscript
 * build/jam/ReleaseBuildProfiles
   {{{
   # Uncomment in official release branch.
   HAIKU_DEFINES += HAIKU_OFFICIAL_RELEASE ;
   TARGET_DEFINES += HAIKU_OFFICIAL_RELEASE ;
   }}}

= After Tagging =
 * Trac Administration
   * create new default 'version'
   * close current milestone
 * create the following wiki pages
   * InThePress
   * ReportedIssues
   * ImprovementsSinceRelease
 * Internal Testing
   * harvest public keys from svn.haiku-os.org
   * {{{ sudo bash ; export allkeys=`find /home -type f -name "authorized_key*"` ; for key in $allkeys; do cat $key >> allkeys.pub ; done }}}
 * Create tar.xz sources for Haiku & Buildtools
 * Copy all sources to http://haiku-files.org/files/releases/r1alpha2/sources/
   * simply allow the .OptionalPackageDescriptions & InstallSourceArchive to point to http://haiku-files.org/files/sources

== Mirrors ===

=== Automatic rsync mirrors ===
	TBD
=== Manual upload/push mirrors ===
	TBD

=== Installing files for rsync ===
 Include all image archive files, md5sums.txt, *.torrent, sources/
	{{{
	baron.haiku-os.org
	/srv/rsync/haiku-mirror-seed/releases/
	}}}


== Flipping the switch ==
 * update http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/R1/ReleaseRoadMap to display Release date & revision

= Graphics =
 * Stamp
 * HAIKU logo with ladybugs & stamp
 * Installer logo
 * Desktop logo (though, do not enable it)
 * Frontpage download graphic
 * CD/DVD graphic

= Website Pages =
 * Official Article
 * http://www.haiku-os.org/get-haiku
 * http://www.haiku-os.org/get-haiku/release-notes
 * http://www.haiku-os.org/get-haiku/installation-guide
 * http://www.haiku-os.org/get-haiku/burn-cd
 * http://www.haiku-os.org/guides/making_haiku_usb_stick
 * http://www.haiku-os.org/slideshows/haiku-tour
 * http://www.haiku-os.org/docs/userguide/en/contents.html -- sync with branch or tag.


== Installing Drupal's front page graphic ==
  {{{
  sudo bash
  cd /srv/www/drupal/haiku-os.org/themes/shijin/haiku-images
  mv bg-download-box.png GET-HAIKU-download-box-r1a1.png
  cp GET-HAIKU-download-box-r1a2.png bg-download-box.png
  }}}