Release timetable

We have said that major releases will be on a 6 month schedule. Major releases may include new and updated packages, while minor releases will contain bug fixes and fixes for packaging problems.

Second major release: 2009.4.x

A 4 month schedule for the second major release puts us in September.

2009.4.x will include GHC 6.12:

• Determine decision model for packages
• Determine number of packages to add. 0.
• Upgrade package versions in darcs .cabal file: Feb 27
• Freeze for 2009.4.0.0: March 6
• Release for 2009.4.0.0: March 21, 2010 (during ZuriHac).

First major release, 2009.2.x

Schedule for minor releases:

• 2009.2.0, Monday 4th May (actual release slipped by one day)
• Freeze for package changes for 2009.2.0.1: Monday 18th May
• 2009.2.0.1, Monday 1st June (4 weeks after .0)
• 2009.2.0.2 delayed for 6.10.4 (releasd: Jul 16)
• Freeze for package changes to 2009.2.0.2: Wednesday July 22
• 2009.2.0.2, Wednesday July 29 (8 weeks after .1, originally planned for July 13, delayed due to GHC 6.10.4)

This remains to be decided.