GNOME 2.25.x Development Series
GNOME 2.25.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 2.25.x series will eventually become the official 2.26 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
Week |
Date |
Task |
Notes |
September 2008 |
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0 |
Sep 22 |
GNOME 2.24.0 Stable tarballs due |
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Sep 24 |
GNOME 2.24.0 Final release! |
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October |
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4 |
Oct 20 |
GNOME 2.24.1 Stable tarballs due |
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Oct 22 |
GNOME 2.24.1 Stable release |
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November |
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6 |
Nov 03 |
GNOME 2.25.1 tarballs due |
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Nov 05 |
GNOME 2.25.1 release |
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9 |
Nov 24 |
GNOME 2.24.2 Stable tarballs due |
End of new (app) modules proposal period for 2.26 |
Nov 26 |
GNOME 2.24.2 Stable release |
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December |
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10 |
Dec 01 |
GNOME 2.25.2 tarballs due |
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Dec 03 |
GNOME 2.25.2 release |
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12 |
Dec 15 |
GNOME 2.25.3 tarballs due |
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Dec 17 |
GNOME 2.25.3 release |
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January 2009 |
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15 |
Jan 05 |
GNOME 2.25.4 tarballs due |
String Change Announcement Period: All string changes must be announced to both gnome-i18n@ and gnome-doc-list@. |
Jan 07 |
GNOME 2.25.4 release |
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16 |
Jan 12 |
GNOME 2.24.3 Stable tarballs due |
API/ABI Freeze for 2.25.x: developer APIs should be frozen at this point. |
Jan 14 |
GNOME 2.24.3 Stable release |
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17 |
Jan 19 |
GNOME 2.25.5 tarballs due |
Feature and Module Freeze: new modules and functionality are chosen now. |
Jan 21 |
GNOME 2.25.5 release |
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18 |
Jan 26 |
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New APIs must be fully documented |
February |
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19 |
Feb 02 |
GNOME 2.25.90 beta tarballs due |
UI Freeze: No UI changes may be made without approval from the release-team and notification to the GDP (gnome-doc-list@) |
Feb 04 |
GNOME 2.25.90 beta release |
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21 |
Feb 16 |
GNOME 2.25.91 beta 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@). |
Feb 18 |
GNOME 2.25.91 beta release |
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March |
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23 |
Mar 02 |
GNOME 2.25.92 rc tarballs due |
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Mar 04 |
GNOME 2.25.92 rc release |
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24 |
Mar 09 |
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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. |
25 |
Mar 16 |
GNOME 2.26.0 tarballs due |
Hard Code Freeze ends, but other freezes remain in effect for the stable branch. |
Mar 18 |
GNOME 2.26.0 Final release! |
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April |
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29 |
Apr 13 |
GNOME 2.26.1 tarballs due |
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Apr 15 |
GNOME 2.26.1 stable release |
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