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!border="1"| Name    || Definition || Restrictions || Exceptions
!border="1"| Name    ||  Date || Definition || Restrictions || Exceptions
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| '''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]
| '''Feature Submission Deadline''' || 2010-01-26 || 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_Policy |'''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]
| [[Feature_Freeze_Policy |'''Feature Freeze''']] || 2010-02-09 || 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''' || 2010-02-09 || 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''' || Limit changes to prepare Alpha release ||  
| '''Alpha Freeze''' || 2010-02-16 || Limit changes to prepare Alpha release ||  
To be included:
To be included:
* ''Critical Path Packages''--bug must block [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showdependencytree.cgi?id=f13alpha&hide_resolved=1 F13Alpha]
* ''Critical Path Packages''--bug must block [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showdependencytree.cgi?id=f13alpha&hide_resolved=1 F13Alpha]
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|| [https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/newticket File tag request with Release Engineering]
|| [https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/newticket File tag request with Release Engineering]
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| [[Software_String_Freeze_Policy |'''Software String Freeze''']] || No more changes to software strings so that translation can complete || No new strings added ||[[ReleaseEngineering/StringFreezePolicy|Request exception from L10N]]
| [[Software_String_Freeze_Policy |'''Software String Freeze''']] || 2010-02-16 || No more changes to software strings so that translation can complete || No new strings added ||[[ReleaseEngineering/StringFreezePolicy|Request exception from L10N]]
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| '''Beta Freeze''' || Limit changes to prepare Beta release ||  
| '''Beta Freeze''' || 2010-03-23|| Limit changes to prepare Beta release ||  
To be included:
To be included:
* ''Critical Path Packages''--bug must block [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showdependencytree.cgi?id=f13beta&hide_resolved=1 F13Beta]
* ''Critical Path Packages''--bug must block [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showdependencytree.cgi?id=f13beta&hide_resolved=1 F13Beta]
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||  [https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/newticket File tag request with Release Engineering]
||  [https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/newticket File tag request with Release Engineering]
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| '''Final Freeze''' || Severely limit changes to prepare the Release Candidate (RC) and Final release. ||  
| '''Final Freeze''' || 2010-04-27 || Severely limit changes to prepare the Release Candidate (RC) and Final release. ||  
* Bug must block [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showdependencytree.cgi?id=f13blocker&hide_resolved=1 F13Blocker]
* Bug must block [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showdependencytree.cgi?id=f13blocker&hide_resolved=1 F13Blocker]
* All other changes released as ''Updates''
* All other changes released as ''Updates''
|| [https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/newticket File tag request with Release Engineering]
|| [https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/newticket File tag request with Release Engineering]
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| '''End of Life''' || Support for release ends || No new new updates are issued || None
| '''End of Life''' || June 2011 || Support for release ends || No new new updates are issued || None
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Revision as of 22:30, 5 January 2010

Background

This page describes the significant milestones in the Fedora development schedule for Fedora 13.

Definitions

Name Date Definition Restrictions Exceptions
Feature Submission Deadline 2010-01-26 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 2010-02-09 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 2010-02-09 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 2010-02-16 Limit changes to prepare Alpha release

To be included:

  • Critical Path Packages--bug must block F13Alpha
  • All other packages need tag request
File tag request with Release Engineering
Software String Freeze 2010-02-16 No more changes to software strings so that translation can complete No new strings added Request exception from L10N
Beta Freeze 2010-03-23 Limit changes to prepare Beta release

To be included:

  • Critical Path Packages--bug must block F13Beta
  • All other packages need tag request
File tag request with Release Engineering
Final Freeze 2010-04-27 Severely limit changes to prepare the Release Candidate (RC) and Final release.
  • Bug must block F13Blocker
  • All other changes released as Updates
File tag request with Release Engineering
End of Life June 2011 Support for release ends No new new updates are issued None