Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 21:14:26 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: "'FreeBSD Current'" <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: HEADS UP! 6.0 Schedule, 6.0-CURRENT Snapshot Message-ID: <42A11C92.5050505@samsco.org>
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All, The long anticipated and much feared 6.0 code freeze is about to begin! I'll cut to the chase: June 10 - Feature freeze + code slush ^^^^^^^ July 10 - RELENG_6 branch August 1 - RELENG_6_0 branch August 15 - 6.0-RELEASE From June 10 until the release, the number one priority is fixing bugs. All of the dates after June 10 are somewhat fluid and subject to change depending on where we are with stability. We won't release 6.0 until it is ready, but I'm pretty confident that we'll have it ready by August. Since SMPVFS is on by default on i386 and amd64, we need as much testing and bug fixing there as is possible. Jeff has been doing a fantastic job on this, but I'm sure that more help would be appreciated. Also, now is the time to start tracking down whatever strange panics or poor performance anyone might be seeing; the system is pretty stable at the 80% level, but there are a lot of edge cases that we need to work on to make it a good release. A stroll through the mailing lists and PR database would be a good place to start for anyone that wants to help. Again, the plan is for 6.0 to be a modest replacement for 5.x. We do plan on a 5.5 release in September to tie up the branch and help people move to 6.0/6.1, but 6.x is truly just a much improved 5.x at this point. For those with bosses who are fainting at the thought of there being a 7-CURRENT around the corner and 5-STABLE coming to a close, please keep in mind that migrating from 5.x to 6.x is trivial and is worthwhile. However, we need to do the branch now so that we can keep things like SMPVFS under control and produce a high-quality series of releases with it. For those who have already adopted 5.x and cannot spend the time/money to migrate again, RELENG_5 will still have secteam support into at least 2007 (going by their normal formula), and I expect there to be normal feature and bug-fix commits to it for at least another year from now. To jump-start the testing, I've posted a new set of 6.0-CURRENT snapshots to ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/Jun_2005. Once the freeze starts, I expect a new snapshot to be posted every 1-2 weeks until we get close to the release. So, please help test, report, and fix bugs! Thanks, Scott
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