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This page summarizes and describes the significant milestones in the Fedora development [[Releases/13/Schedule|schedule for Fedora 13]].
 
{{admon/note | Feature process | For more general information about the feature policy, refer to [[Features/Policy]].}}
 
== Definitions ==


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!border="1"| Name    || Definition || Limitation Going Forward || Exceptions
!border="1"| Name    ||  Date || Definition || Restrictions || Exceptions
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| [[Features/Policy/Milestones#Submitting_New_Features |'''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 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]
| [[Spins_Process#Timeline|'''Spins Submission Deadline''']] || 2010-01-26 || Final date that new spins can be submitted for the release || New spins must be submitted for the next release || Request exception from the [[SIGs/Spins | Spins SIG]]
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| '''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
| [[Spins_Process#Timeline|'''Spins Freeze''']] || 2010-02-09 || No more Spins can be accepted for the release || New spins must be submitted for the next release || Request exception from the [[SIGs/Spins | Spins SIG]]
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| '''Alpha Freeze''' || Limit bug fixes to prepare Alpha release ||  
| '''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
* Critical Path Packages--Bug must block ''F13Alpha''
|-
| '''Branch Freeze''' ||          ||        ||        ||
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| [[Alpha_Freeze_Policy|'''Alpha Freeze''']] || 2010-02-16 || Limit changes to prepare Alpha release ||  
To be included:
* ''Critical Path Packages''--bug must block [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showdependencytree.cgi?id=f13alpha&hide_resolved=1 F13Alpha]
* All other packages need tag request
* All other packages need tag request
|| [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''' || No more changes to software strings so that translation can complete || No new strings added ||File exception request with Translation
| [[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 bugs fixes to prepare Beta release ||  
| [[Beta_Freeze_Policy|'''Beta Freeze''']] || 2010-03-23|| Limit changes to prepare Beta release ||  
* Critical Path Packages--Bug must block ''F13Beta''
To be included:
* ''Critical Path Packages''--bug must block [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showdependencytree.cgi?id=f13beta&hide_resolved=1 F13Beta]
* All other packages need tag request
* All other packages need tag request
||  [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''' || 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]
| [[Final_Freeze_Policy|'''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]
* All other changes released as ''Updates''
|| [https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/newticket File tag request with Release Engineering]
|-
| '''End of Life''' || June 2011 || Support for release ends || No new updates are issued || None
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Latest revision as of 22:30, 2 August 2010

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

Feature process
For more general information about the feature policy, refer to Features/Policy.

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
Spins Submission Deadline 2010-01-26 Final date that new spins can be submitted for the release New spins must be submitted for the next release Request exception from the Spins SIG
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
Spins Freeze 2010-02-09 No more Spins can be accepted for the release New spins must be submitted for the next release Request exception from the Spins SIG
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
Branch Freeze
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 updates are issued None
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