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Introduction

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This is a specific schedule for the release of FreeBSD 5.3. For +

This is a specific schedule for the release of FreeBSD &local.rel;. For more general information about the release engineering process, please see the Release Engineering section of the web site.

General discussions about the release engineering process or quality assurance issues should be sent to the public FreeBSD-qa mailing list. MFC requests should be sent to re@FreeBSD.org.

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FreeBSD 5.3 will be the first release from the RELENG_5 branch and thus - will also be the first 5-STABLE release.

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FreeBSD &local.rel; will be the first release from the RELENG_5 + branch and thus will also be the first 5-STABLE release.

The current release engineering TODO list is also available. This list is updated periodically through the release cycle.

Schedule

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Action Expected Actual Description
Announce the Ports Freeze15 Aug 200415 Aug 2004Someone from portmgr@ should email + for the two week long ports freeze and tagging of the ports + tree.
src/ tree frozen 16 Aug 2004  Announce the src/ code freeze for 5.3. Commits to the - HEAD branch will be locked until the RELENG_5 branch - is created.Announce the src/ code freeze for &local.rel;. Commits + to the HEAD branch will be locked until the + RELENG_5 branch is created.
RELENG_5 branch creation 16 Aug 2004   Create the RELENG_5 branch. Commits to this branch will - require Release Engineering approval until the RELENG_5_3 + require Release Engineering approval until the + RELENG_&local.rel.tag; branch is created.
Begin 5.3-BETA1 buildsBegin &local.rel;-BETA1 builds 16 Aug 2004  Begin building 5.3-BETA1 disc1 and disc2 for all Tier-1 platforms. - The first built typically requires several days to resolve latent - problems on all platforms, so it will be started early.Begin building &local.rel;-BETA1 disc1 and disc2 for all Tier-1 + platforms. The first built typically requires several days to resolve + latent problems on all platforms, so it will be started early.
Release 5.3-BETA1Release &local.rel;-BETA1 20 Aug 2004  5.3-BETA1 tier-1 platform images released and uploaded to + &local.rel;-BETA1 tier-1 platform images released and uploaded to ftp-master.FreeBSD.org.
Build and release 5.3-BETA2Build and release &local.rel;-BETA2 27 Aug 2004  5.3-BETA2 tier-1 platform images built, released, and uploaded to - ftp-master.FreeBSD.org.&local.rel;-BETA2 tier-1 platform images built, released, and + uploaded to ftp-master.FreeBSD.org.
Build and release 5.3-BETA3Build and release &local.rel;-BETA3 3 Sep 2004  5.3-BETA3 tier-1 platform images built, released, and uploaded to - ftp-master.FreeBSD.org.&local.rel;-BETA3 tier-1 platform images built, released, and + uploaded to ftp-master.FreeBSD.org.
Ports tree frozen3 Sep 2004 Only approved commits will be permitted to the ports/ + tree during the freeze.
Build and release 5.3-BETA4Build and release &local.rel;-BETA4 10 Sep 2004  5.3-BETA4 tier-1 platform images built, released, and uploaded to - ftp-master.FreeBSD.org.&local.rel;-BETA4 tier-1 platform images built, released, and + uploaded to ftp-master.FreeBSD.org.
Ports tree tagged17 Sep 2004 RELEASE_&local.rel.tag;_0 tag for + ports/.
Ports tree unfrozen17 Sep 2004 After the ports/ tree is tagged, + the ports/ tree will be re-opened for commits, but + commits made after tagging will not go in + &local.rel;-RELEASE.
Final package build starts17 Sep 2004 The ports cluster and pointyhat build final + packages.
Turn off debugging for RELENG_5 17 Sep 2004   Turn off WITNESS, INVARIANTS, and malloc debugging options. This will be the default for all RELENG_5 releases.
Ports tree tagged Sep 2004  TBD date of RELEASE_5_3_0 tag for ports.TBD date of RELEASE_&local.rel.tag;_0 tag for ports.
doc/ tree slush 17 Sep 2004  Announce the doc/ slush for 5.3. + Announce the doc/ slush for &local.rel;. From this time until the tagging of the doc/ tree, non-critical changes should be postponed to allow translation teams time to finish their work for the release. If we can resolve problems before this expected date, doc/ slush could start earlier. At this point, we are considering on 10 Sep at earliest, and on 17 Sep at latest.
RELENG_5_3 branchedRELENG_&local.rel.tag; branched 17 Sep 2004   Branch of src/ from RELENG_5 for the release.
src/ unfrozen 17 Sep 2004   Unfreeze RELENG_5 src. Continue to coordinate significant check-ins with re@FreeBSD.org until the release is final.
Build and release 5.3-RC1Build and release &local.rel;-RC1 17 Sep 2004  5.3-RC1 tier-1 platform images released and uploaded to + &local.rel;-RC1 tier-1 platform images released and uploaded to ftp-master.FreeBSD.org.
doc/ tree tagged 24 Sep 2004  Tag the doc/ tree with RELEASE_5_3_0.Tag the doc/ tree with + RELEASE_&local.rel.tag;_0.
Build and release 5.3-RC2Build and release &local.rel;-RC2 24 Sep 2004  5.3-RC2 tier-1 platform images released and uploaded to + &local.rel;-RC2 tier-1 platform images released and uploaded to ftp-master.FreeBSD.org.
Version numbers bumped 1 Oct 2004   The files listed here - are updated to reflect FreeBSD 5.3.
src/ tree tagged 1 Oct 2004  Tag the RELENG_5_3 branch with RELENG_5_3_0_RELEASE.Tag the RELENG_&local.rel.tag; branch with + RELENG_&local.rel.tag;_0_RELEASE.
Begin 5.3-RELEASE buildsBegin &local.rel;-RELEASE builds 1 Oct 2004  Start 5.3-RELEASE Tier-1 builds.Start &local.rel;-RELEASE Tier-1 builds.
Warn mirror-announce@FreeBSD.org 1 Oct 2004   Heads up email to mirror-announce@FreeBSD.org to give admins time to prepare for the load spike to come. The site administrators have frequently requested advance notice for new ISOs.
Upload to ftp-master 1 Oct 2004   Release and packages uploaded to ftp-master.FreeBSD.org.
FreeBSD 5.3 AnnouncedFreeBSD &local.rel; Announced 3 Oct 2004  FreeBSD 5.3 is announced to the mailing lists.FreeBSD &local.rel; is announced to the mailing lists.
FreeBSD 5.3 Press ReleaseFreeBSD &local.rel; Press Release 3 Oct 2004   A formal press release statement is in the works and should be released at this time to the www.FreeBSD.org website and various tech publications.
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