GNOME 2.23.x Development Series
GNOME 2.23.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 2.23.x series will eventually become the official 2.24 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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0 |
March 10 |
GNOME 2.22.0 Tarballs Due |
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March 12 |
GNOME 2.22.0 Final Release! |
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March 17 |
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2 |
March 24 |
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3 |
March 31 |
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April |
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4 |
April 7 |
GNOME 2.22.1 Tarballs Due |
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April 9 |
GNOME 2.22.1 Stable Release |
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5 |
April 14 |
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6 |
April 21 |
GNOME 2.23.1 Tarballs Due |
End of new (app) modules proposal period |
April 23 |
GNOME 2.23.1 Development Release |
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7 |
April 28 |
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May |
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8 |
May 5 |
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9 |
May 12 |
GNOME 2.23.2 Tarballs Due |
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May 14 |
GNOME 2.23.2 Development Release |
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10 |
May 19 |
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11 |
May 26 |
GNOME 2.22.2 Tarballs Due |
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May 28 |
GNOME 2.22.2 Stable Release |
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June |
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12 |
June 2 |
GNOME 2.23.3 Tarballs Due |
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June 4 |
GNOME 2.23.3 Development Release |
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13 |
June 9 |
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14 |
June 16 |
GNOME 2.23.4 Tarballs Due |
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June 18 |
GNOME 2.23.4 Development Release |
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15 |
June 23 |
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16 |
June 30 |
GNOME 2.22.3 Tarballs Due |
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July 2 |
GNOME 2.22.3 Stable Release |
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July |
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17 |
July 7 |
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GUADEC 2008 (July 7-12) |
18 |
July 14 |
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19 |
July 21 |
GNOME 2.23.5 Tarballs Due |
String Change Announcement Period: All string changes must be announced to both gnome-i18n@ and gnome-doc-list@. |
July 23 |
GNOME 2.23.5 Development Release |
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20 |
July 28 |
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API/ABI Freeze for 2.23.x: developer APIs should be frozen at this point. |
August |
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21 |
August 4 |
GNOME 2.23.6 Tarballs Due |
Feature and Module Freeze: new modules and functionality are chosen now. |
August 6 |
GNOME 2.23.6 Development Release |
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22 |
August 11 |
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New APIs must be fully documented |
23 |
August 18 |
GNOME 2.23.90 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 20 |
GNOME 2.24.0 Beta 1 (2.23.90) Release |
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24 |
August 25 |
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September |
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25 |
September 1 |
GNOME 2.23.91 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@). |
September 3 |
GNOME 2.24.0 Beta 2 (2.23.91) Release |
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26 |
September 8 |
GNOME 2.23.92 Tarballs Due |
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September 10 |
GNOME 2.24.0 Release Candidate (2.23.92) |
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27 |
September 15 |
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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. |
28 |
September 22 |
GNOME 2.24.0 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 24 |
GNOME 2.24.0 Final Release! |
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29 |
September 29 |
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October |
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30 |
October 6 |
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31 |
October 13 |
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32 |
October 20 |
GNOME 2.24.1 Tarballs Due |
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October 22 |
GNOME 2.24.1 Stable Release |
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