Upstream Version Freeze

[Mark Shuttleworth]

Matt Zimmerman wrote:

>The Upstream Version Freeze for Ubuntu 6.04 (Dapper) begins today,
>2005-01-19.  This first phase of our progressive freeze means that no new
>upstream versions of packages should be uploaded without prior approval, and
>automatic package syncs from Debian will be disabled.
>
>Manual syncs from Debian (where they do not involve new upstream releases)
>may still be requested by the usual means, and exceptions for new upstream
>versions should be submitted to myself or Colin Watson
><cjwatson at ubuntu.com>.
>
>The full release schedule may be found at
>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DapperReleaseSchedule
>  
>
How can we get this sort of stuff into debian-devel-announce gently and
appropriately? So that DD's are aware of our timing?