diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/14.5R/schedule.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/14.5R/schedule.adoc index 5e1acf531a..ed6f0511e0 100644 --- a/website/content/en/releases/14.5R/schedule.adoc +++ b/website/content/en/releases/14.5R/schedule.adoc @@ -1,64 +1,59 @@ --- title: "FreeBSD 14.5 Release Process" sidenav: download --- = FreeBSD {localRel} Release Process :localRelPrev: 14.4 :localRel: 14.5 :localBranchHead: head :localBranchStable: stable/14 :localBranchReleng: releng/14.5 -:localMailingList: current +:localMailingList: stable include::shared/en/urls.adoc[] == Introduction This is the release schedule for FreeBSD {localRel}. For more information about the release engineering process, please see the link:../../../releng/[Release Engineering] section of the web site. General discussions about the pending release and known issues should be sent to the public mailto:FreeBSD-{localMailingList}@FreeBSD.org[freebsd-{localMailingList}] mailing list. // link:{handbook}glossary/#mfc-glossary[MFC] requests should be sent to link:mailto:re@FreeBSD.org[re@FreeBSD.org] following the link:https://wiki.freebsd.org/Releng/ChangeRequestGuidelines[Change Request Guidelines]. // link:{handbook}glossary/#mfc-glossary[MFC] requests are no longer being accepted for {localBranchReleng}. // link:{handbook}glossary/#mfc-glossary[MFC] requests should be sent to re@FreeBSD.org. == Schedule -During the {localBranchHead} freeze, the Release Engineering Team may create ALPHA snapshots to publish for testing purposes. -As the frequency and total number of the ALPHA snapshots will depend on the length of time the {localBranchHead} branch is frozen, no official schedule is provided. - -Announcements regarding the availability of the ALPHA snapshots will be sent to the mailto:freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org[freebsd-current] and mailto:freebsd-snapshots@FreeBSD.org[freebsd-snapshots] mailing lists. - [.tblbasic] [cols=",,,",options="header",] |=== |Action |Expected |Actual |Description -|Initial release schedule announcement |- |XXX |Release Engineers send announcement email to developers with a rough schedule. -|Release schedule reminder |XXX |- |Release Engineers send reminder announcement e-mail to developers with updated schedule. -|Code slush begins |XXX |- |Release Engineers announce that all further commits to the {localBranchStable} branch will not require explicit approval, however new features should be avoided. -|{localBranchReleng} branch |XXX |- |{localBranchReleng} branch created; future release engineering proceeds on this branch. -|BETA1 builds begin |XXX |- |First beta test snapshot. -|BETA2 builds begin |XXX |- |Second beta test snapshot. -|BETA3 builds begin |XXX |- |Third beta test snapshot. -|RC1 builds begin |XXX |- |First release candidate. -|RELEASE builds begin |XXX |- |{localRel}-RELEASE builds begin. -|RELEASE announcement |XXX |- |{localRel}-RELEASE press release. -|{localRelPrev} EoL |XXX |- |{localRelPrev}-RELEASE no longer supported. -|{localRel} EoL |XXX |- |{localRel}-RELEASE no longer supported. -|{localBranchStable} EoL |XXX |- |{localBranchStable} no longer supported. +|Initial release schedule announcement |- |15 April 2026 |Release Engineers send announcement email to developers with a rough schedule. +|Release schedule reminder |10 July 2026 |- |Release Engineers send reminder announcement e-mail to developers with updated schedule. +|Code slush begins |24 July 2026 |- |Release Engineers announce that all further commits to the {localBranchStable} branch will not require explicit approval, however new features should be avoided. +|{localBranchReleng} branch |7 August 2026 |- |{localBranchReleng} branch created; future release engineering proceeds on this branch. +|BETA1 builds begin |7 August 2026 |- |First beta test snapshot. +|BETA2 builds begin |14 August 2026 |- |Second beta test snapshot. +|BETA3 builds begin |21 August 2026 |- |Third beta test snapshot. +|RC1 builds begin |28 August 2026 |- |First release candidate. +|RELEASE builds begin |4 September 2026 |- |{localRel}-RELEASE builds begin. +|RELEASE announcement |8 September 2026 |- |{localRel}-RELEASE press release. +|{localRelPrev} EoL |31 December 2026 |- |{localRelPrev}-RELEASE no longer supported. +|{localRel} EoL |30 June 2027 |- |{localRel}-RELEASE no longer supported. +|{localBranchStable} EoL |30 November 2028 |- |{localBranchStable} no longer supported. |=== "*" indicates "as-needed" items. //// == Status / TODO link:todo/[FreeBSD Release Engineering TODO Page] //// == Additional Information * link:../../../releng/[FreeBSD Release Engineering website]