Alpha 3 freeze ahead, let's go squash bugs

[(=?utf-8?q?=60=60-=5F-=C2=B4=C2=B4?=) -- Fernando]

On Saturday 05 January 2008 01:47:28 Steve Langasek wrote:
> Hello Ubuntu developers,
> 
> The expected release date of Hardy Alpha 3 is this coming Thursday, January
> 10.
> 
> Based on the results of the "soft freeze" trials from alphas 1 and 2, the
> release team intends to continue with this approach to alpha milestones.
> Again, this does not mean that there is no freeze, it means that we are
> asking you the developers to implement this freeze on your end before
> uploading packages to the archive.  We still need you to refrain from
> uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't bring us closer
> to releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for settling the
> archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers.
> 
> The list of bugs targeted for alpha-3 can be found in a couple of different
> places, according to your tastes:
> 
>   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/hardy-alpha-3
>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=949
> 
> This milestone is intended to be used for tracking bugs that must be fixed
> in order for the alpha release to happen.  If you have doubts about whether
> a bug should block the alpha, please err on the side of caution by using the
> milestone for the bug so that the release team can review it.  Please also
> consider helping with the bugs already listed there if you have the time.
> 
> The number of bugs blocking the alpha is expected to be relatively small, so
> if you don't have any milestoned bugs assigned to you, please consider
> helping with the list of bugs that are listed as release-critical for hardy
> as a whole: <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+bugs>.  Again, please
> use your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading fixes
> for these bugs.
> 
> Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again for the
> alpha, as described on
> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency>.
> 
> Finally, if you know of new features in Hardy that you think should be
> highlighted for Alpha 3, let me or another member of the release team know
> so that they can be added to the release notes at
> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyHeron/Alpha3>.
> 
> Happy New Year,
> -- 
> Steve Langasek
> On behalf of the Ubuntu release team
> 

Its the end of the 9th of January, and there are still many updates coming for hardy.
Aint the "soft" freeze working?

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