Preparation of Ubuntu 6.06LTS

[Matt Zimmerman]

Next week, we will begin the process of preparing the final release of
Ubuntu 6.06LTS.  This will be the last phase of the release cycle, and the
period of highest caution to avoid regressions.  Uploads may be subject to
manual approval by the archive administrators during this period.  And yes,
it is far too late to propose new features. ;-)

The Release Candidate is scheduled for Thursday, May 25th, and the final
gold release for the following Thursday, June 1st.

We will be coordinating a comprehensive test cycle for installation and
basic functionality of the system.  During the final two weeks, we expect to
prepare several candidate CD builds, each of which will be tested according
to a pre-arranged plan.  Anyone is welcome to participate in this testing
process, and the greater participation we have, the more quickly we can
cover the necessary test cases and identify any critical issues.  Note that
at this stage of release, we will primarily be concerned with problems which
would necessitate a delay of the final release.  Non-critical issues will be
recorded and considered for post-release patches.  A detailed announcement
of the testing process and instructions for participating is forthcoming.

As usual, the development team will be coordinating with each other on IRC
during this period, on #ubuntu-devel.  Please be courteous and aware of the
serious nature of this effort, and keep off-topic conversation to a minimum.

If you have any questions about the release process, please follow-up to
ubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com.

Thanks,

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 - mdz