Release update: Mandatory 10 day delay for migrations and other upcoming events

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Hi,

 

We have past the 5th of December and all migrations delays are now 10

days by default as announced in [1]. Should your upload to unstable

include security fixes or fixes for severe bugs, we file an unblock

bug asking for us to lower the required age.

 

 

Future milestone dates in the stretch freeze

============================================

 

This is the second of four milestones for the stretch freeze[2]. The

Release Team maintains a calendar of these at [3] along with other

important dates. The next milestones are (in order):

 

Jan 5: soft freeze

- ------------------

 

Deadline for:

 

* New (source) packages in stretch

* Letting packages re-enter stretch (if they have been removed)

 

Updates to existing packages in stretch will continue as normal.

 

Remember:

* New packages must be in testing before January 5th.

* With the mandatory 10-day delay, the latest day for the upload is

/at least/ 10 days earlier.

* Delays caused by RC bugs (even in other packages), lazy FTP-masters or

a long NEW queue (etc.) are *not* an excuse to be late.

 

Feb 5: Full freeze

- ------------------

 

Freeze for stretch:

 

* All changes to stretch will require approval.

* Use "reportbug release.debian.org" for requesting unblocks.

 

Remember:

* Uploaded changes must be in testing before February 5th

* With the mandatory 10-day delay, the latest day for the upload is

/at least/ 10 days earlier.

* Delays caused by RC bugs other packages, slow buildds,

"C-x M-c M-butterfly" (etc.) are *not* an excuse to be late.

 

 

You can also find the dates and their descriptions in our calendar[3].

 

We will keep you updated as the freeze progresses.

 

For the Release Team,

Emilio and Niels

 

[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2016/07/msg00002.html

[2] https://release.debian.org/#release-dates

[3] https://release.debian.org/release-calendar.ics

 

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