This is a specific schedule for the release of FreeBSD 5.3. 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.
+ +FreeBSD 5.3 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.
+ +| Action | +Expected | +Actual | +Description | +
| 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. | +
| 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 + branch is created. | +
| Begin 5.3-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. | +
| Release 5.3-BETA1 | +20 Aug 2004 | ++ | 5.3-BETA1 tier-1 platform images released and uploaded to + ftp-master.FreeBSD.org. | +
| Build and release 5.3-BETA2 | +27 Aug 2004 | ++ | 5.3-BETA2 tier-1 platform images built, released, and uploaded to + ftp-master.FreeBSD.org. | +
| Build and release 5.3-BETA3 | +3 Sep 2004 | ++ | 5.3-BETA3 tier-1 platform images built, released, and uploaded to + ftp-master.FreeBSD.org. | +
| Build and release 5.3-BETA4 | +10 Aug 2004 | ++ | 5.3-BETA4 tier-1 platform images built, released, and uploaded to + ftp-master.FreeBSD.org. | +
| 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. | +
| Doc tree tagged | +Sep 2004 | ++ | TBD date of RELEASE_5_3_0 tag for docs. | +
| RELENG_5_3 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-RC1 | +17 Sep 2004 | ++ | 5.3-RC1 tier-1 platform images released and uploaded to + ftp-master.FreeBSD.org. | +
| Build and release 5.3-RC2 | +24 Sep 2004 | ++ | 5.3-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. | +
| Begin 5.3-RELEASE builds | +1 Oct 2004 | ++ | Start 5.3-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 Announced | +3 Oct 2004 | ++ | FreeBSD 5.3 is announced to the mailing lists. | +
| FreeBSD 5.3 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. | +