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Key Features
Schedule
| Date | Event | Status | Issues |
| 2011-12-23 | Fedora 16 Release | ||
| Planning & Development Begins | |||
| 2012-01-24 | Feature Submission Deadline | ||
| 2012-02-07 | Feature Freeze--Planning & Development Ends | ||
| 2012-02-07 | Branch Fedora 17 from Rawhide-- Branch Freeze | ||
| 2012-03-13 | Alpha Release | Day to Day Slip | repository issues with anaconda |
| 2012-04-04 | Alpha Release | New projected date | repository issues with anaconda |
| 2012-05-09 | Beta Release | Slip 1 week to get ppc64p7 arch packages in place | |
| 2012-06-08 | Fedora 17 Final Release | Slip 1 week to reflect 1 week slip of primary |