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The "Six Monther"

Historically, we've strived for these periods:

  • Pre-Alpha : 2 Months
  • From Alpha to Beta : 2 Months
  • From Beta to Preview : 1 Month
  • From Preview to GA : 1 Month

Total: 6 Months

Based on that, here is my proposed F11 Schedule.

Dates

  • Fedora 11 - Wed 26-Nov-2008 - Tue 26-May-2009
    • Fudcon Fedora 11 - Fri 09-Jan-2009 - Sun 11-Jan-2009
    • Alpha Release - Tue 27-Jan-2009
    • Feature Freeze (depend feature submission) - Tue 3-Mar-2009
    • Critical Package Freeze (anaconda, kernel) - Tue 3-Mar-2009
    • Beta Freeze - Tue 10-Mar-2009
    • Beta Release - Tue 24-Mar-2009
    • Preview Release - Tue 28-Apr-2009
    • GA Release - Tue 26-May-2009

Durations

  • Pre-Alpha (Wed 26-Nov-2008 to Tue 27-Jan-2009): 62 days (2 months, 2 days)
  • From Alpha to Beta (Tue 27-Jan-2009 to Tue 24-Mar-2009): 59 days (1 Month, 29 days)
  • From Beta to Preview (Tue 24-Mar-2009 to Tue 28-Apr-2009): 35 days (1 Month, 5 days)
  • From Preview to GA (Tue 28-Apr-2009 to Tue 26-May-2009): 28 days (~ 1 Month)