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| '''Feature Submission Deadline''' || Final date that new features can be submitted to the release || No features must be submitted to next release || [https://fedorahosted.org/fesco/newtplticket Request exception from FESCo]
| '''Feature Submission Deadline''' || Final date that new features can be submitted to the release || New features must be submitted to next release || [https://fedorahosted.org/fesco/newtplticket Request exception from FESCo]
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| '''Feature Freeze'''  || Feature development is complete or in a significantly complete state so that the feature can be tested || Bug fixes and polish only; significant development should be complete ||  [https://fedorahosted.org/fesco/newtplticket Request exception from FESCo]
| '''Feature Freeze'''  || Feature development is complete or in a significantly complete state so that the feature can be adequately tested || Bug fixes and polish only; significant development should be complete ||  [https://fedorahosted.org/fesco/newtplticket Request exception from FESCo]
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| '''Branch From Rawhide''' || Branch release under development from rawhide || Once branched changes to release under development and ''rawhide'' must be checked into both places || Not Applicable
| '''Branch From Rawhide''' || Branch release under development from rawhide || Once branched changes to release under development and ''rawhide'' must be checked into both places || Not Applicable
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| '''Alpha Freeze''' || Stop taking in bug fixes to the Preparing for the Alpha release. || Only ''F13Alpha'' bugs can be fixed || [https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/newticket File tag request with Release Engineering]
| '''Alpha Freeze''' || Limit bug fixes to prepare Alpha release. ||  
* Critical Path Packages--Bug must block ''F13Alpha''  
* All other packages need tag request
|| [https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/newticket File tag request with Release Engineering]
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| '''Software String Freeze''' || No more changes to software strings so that translation can begin || No new strings added ||File exception request with Translation
| '''Software String Freeze''' || No more changes to software strings so that translation can complete || No new strings added ||File exception request with Translation
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| '''Beta Freeze''' || Stop taking in bug fixes to the Preparing for the Beta release. || Only ''F13Beta'' bugs can be fixed || File tag request with Release Engineering
| '''Beta Freeze''' || Stop taking in bug fixes to the Preparing for the Beta release. ||  
* Critical Path Packages--Bug must block ''F13Beta''  
* All other packages need tag request
|| [https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/newticket File tag request with Release Engineering]
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| '''Final Freeze''' || Stop taking in '''all''' bug fixes to the preparing the RC and Final release. || Only ''F13Blocker'' bugs can be fixed ||File tag request with Release Engineering  
| '''Final Freeze''' || Stop taking in '''all''' bug fixes to the preparing the RC and Final release. || Only bugs blocking ''F13Blocker'' bugs may be fixed || [https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/newticket File tag request with Release Engineering]
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Revision as of 15:47, 18 December 2009

Name Definition Limitation Going Forward Exceptions
Feature Submission Deadline Final date that new features can be submitted to the release New features must be submitted to next release Request exception from FESCo
Feature Freeze Feature development is complete or in a significantly complete state so that the feature can be adequately tested Bug fixes and polish only; significant development should be complete Request exception from FESCo
Branch From Rawhide Branch release under development from rawhide Once branched changes to release under development and rawhide must be checked into both places Not Applicable
Alpha Freeze Limit bug fixes to prepare Alpha release.
  • Critical Path Packages--Bug must block F13Alpha
  • All other packages need tag request
File tag request with Release Engineering
Software String Freeze No more changes to software strings so that translation can complete No new strings added File exception request with Translation
Beta Freeze Stop taking in bug fixes to the Preparing for the Beta release.
  • Critical Path Packages--Bug must block F13Beta
  • All other packages need tag request
File tag request with Release Engineering
Final Freeze Stop taking in all bug fixes to the preparing the RC and Final release. Only bugs blocking F13Blocker bugs may be fixed File tag request with Release Engineering