Final Freeze Policy

Ignoring the Freeze Process
Ignoring the freeze process and introducing new packages anyway can result in your package being reverted or reduce the chances of receiving an exception

• After the Final Freeze no changes are allowed to any packages except for critical release blocking bug fixes all Package
• The Final freeze is to prepare for creating the Release Candidate.
• Updated packages become zero day updates in the Updates repo

Requesting an Exception

Requesting an Exception

Build and Test First
If you believe there is a very good reason for you to break the Final Freeze, build and test your package before submitting a request for approval

If believe there is a good reason for you to break the Beta freeze, submit a request for approval to do so by filing a Release Engineering Ticket. Please include the following information:

1. A description of what you want to change
2. Rationale for why the change is important enough to be allowed in after the freeze
3. The koji build nvr (name-version-release)
4. Impact of not accepting the change at this point of the schedule
5. Information on what testing you've already done on the development to help reduce the risk

Exception Ticket Wizard
As a convenience there is a make target called tag-request in your package module that assists in creating a ticket for you.

Exception Evaluation

The Release Engineering team will evaluate your request and provide feedback.

• Approval comes in the form of +1's (meaning Yes or I approve).
• Two +1's (without any negative feedback or -1's) are necessary to build. If there is negative feedback, conversation will ensue and a new vote will be taken.

If your request is denied, your package will not appear in Rawhide until the freeze ends. If you disagree with Release Engineering's decision you may enter an appeal with FESCo. To start the appeals process with FESCo create a ticket with FESCo.