GNOME 2.19.x Development Series
GNOME 2.19.x is an unstable development series intended for testing and hacking purposes. GNOME uses odd minor version numbers to indicate development status, so this unstable 2.19.x series will eventually become the official 2.20 stable release. There are many ways you can get involved.
Plans for this release are documented on the RoadMap page. These plans do not necessarily cover every module and every feature that will be worked on, nor are they guaranteed to arrive in time. Maintainers, please keep the RoadMap page up to date where you can. 
When we are near feature-freeze, please mention the new features for the /ReleaseNotes.
Important information for module maintainers:
- Tarballs are due by 23:59 UTC on the Monday specified
- Freezes begin by 23:59 UTC on the Monday specified
If possible, try to make releases no sooner than 3 days before the tarballs are due. If you need to release early, a simple notification to gnome-i18n and gnome-doc-list would be helpful.
Branching practices, including who to email; also, please make sure everyone knows what branch you are using for the release if you aren't using SVN Trunk
There's a MaintainersCorner wiki page with general helpful information
Release Suites
Schedule
An iCal file is available at http://www.gnome.org/start/unstable/schedule.ics
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Date |
Task |
Notes |
March |
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March 12 |
GNOME 2.18.0 Tarballs Due |
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March 14 |
GNOME 2.18.0 Final Release! |
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March 19 |
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2 |
March 26 |
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April |
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3 |
April 2 |
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4 |
April 9 |
GNOME 2.18.1 Tarballs Due |
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April 11 |
GNOME 2.18.1 Stable Release |
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5 |
April 16 |
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6 |
April 23 |
GNOME 2.19.1 Tarballs Due |
End of new (app) modules proposal period |
April 25 |
GNOME 2.19.1 Development Release |
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7 |
April 30 |
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May |
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8 |
May 7 |
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9 |
May 14 |
GNOME 2.19.2 Tarballs Due |
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May 16 |
GNOME 2.19.2 Development Release |
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10 |
May 21 |
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11 |
May 28 |
GNOME 2.18.2 Tarballs Due |
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May 30 |
GNOME 2.18.2 Stable Release |
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June |
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12 |
June 4 |
GNOME 2.19.3 Tarballs Due |
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June 6 |
GNOME 2.19.3 Development Release |
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13 |
June 11 |
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14 |
June 18 |
GNOME 2.19.4 Tarballs Due |
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June 20 |
GNOME 2.19.4 Development Release |
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15 |
June 25 |
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July |
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16 |
July 2 |
GNOME 2.18.3 Tarballs Due |
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July 4 |
GNOME 2.18.3 Stable Release |
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17 |
July 9 |
GNOME 2.19.5 Tarballs Due |
String Change Announcement Period: All string changes must be announced to both gnome-i18n@ and gnome-doc-list@. |
July 11 |
GNOME 2.19.5 Development Release |
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18 |
July 16 |
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GUADEC 2007 (July 15-21) |
19 |
July 23 |
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Release Team meets about new module decisions with community input up to this point. |
20 |
July 30 |
GNOME 2.19.6 Tarballs Due |
API/ABI Freeze: developer APIs should be frozen at this point. |
August 1 |
GNOME 2.19.6 Development Release |
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August |
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21 |
August 6 |
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New APIs must be fully documented |
22 |
August 13 |
GNOME 2.19.90 Tarballs Due |
UI Freeze: No UI changes may be made without approval from the release-team and notification to the GDP (gnome-doc-list@) |
August 15 |
GNOME 2.20.0 Beta 1 (2.19.90) Release |
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23 |
August 20 |
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24 |
August 27 |
GNOME 2.19.91 Tarballs Due |
String Freeze: no string changes may be made without confirmation from the l10n team (gnome-i18n@) and notification to both the release team and the GDP (gnome-doc-list@). |
August 29 |
GNOME 2.20.0 Beta 2 (2.19.91) Release |
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September |
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25 |
September 3 |
GNOME 2.19.92 Tarballs Due |
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September 5 |
GNOME 2.20.0 Release Candidate (2.19.92) |
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26 |
September 10 |
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Hard Code Freeze: no source code changes can be made without approval from the release-team. Translation and documentation can continue. |
27 |
September 17 |
GNOME 2.20.0 Tarballs Due |
Hard Code Freeze ends, but all the other freezes (String Freeze, UI Freeze, Feature Freeze, API/ABI Freeze) remain in effect for the stable branch. |
September 19 |
GNOME 2.20.0 Final Release! |
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28 |
September 24 |
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October |
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29 |
October 1 |
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30 |
October 8 |
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31 |
October 15 |
GNOME 2.20.1 Tarballs Due |
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October 17 |
GNOME 2.20.1 Stable Release |
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