GNOME 2.17.x Development Series
GNOME 2.17.x is an unstable development series intended for testing and hacking purposes. GNOME uses odd minor version numbers to indicate development status, so this unstable 2.17.x series will eventually become the official 2.18 stable release. There are many ways you can get involved.
Plans for this release are documented on the RoadMap page. These plans do not necessarily cover every module and every feature that will be worked on, nor are they guaranteed to arrive in time. Maintainers, please keep the RoadMap page up to date where you can. 
When we are near feature-freeze, please mention the new features for the /ReleaseNotes.
Important information for module maintainers:
- Tarballs are due by 23:59 UTC on the Monday specified
- Freezes begin by 23:59 UTC on the Monday specified
- If possible, try to make releases no sooner than 3 days before the tarballs are due. If you need to release early, a simple notification to gnome-i18n and gnome-doc-list would be helpful.
Branching practices, including who to email; also, please make sure everyone knows what branch you are using for the release if you aren't using HEAD
There's a MaintainersCorner wiki page with general helpful information
Release Suites
Note that the developer tools suite is still in its proposal stages, it is new in this release cycle and the modules are yet to be accepted.
Schedule
An iCal file is available at http://www.gnome.org/start/unstable/schedule.ics
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Task |
Notes |
September |
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September 04th |
GNOME 2.16.0 Tarballs Due |
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September 06th |
GNOME 2.16.0 Final Release! |
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September 11th |
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September 18th |
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September 25th |
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October |
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October 2nd |
GNOME 2.16.1 Tarballs Due |
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October 4th |
GNOME 2.16.1 Stable Release |
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October 7-9th |
Boston Summit |
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October 9th |
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October 16th |
GNOME 2.17.1 Tarballs Due |
End of new (app) modules proposal period |
October 18th |
GNOME 2.17.1 Development Release |
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October 23rd |
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October 30th |
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November |
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November 6th |
GNOME 2.17.2 Tarballs Due |
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November 8th |
GNOME 2.17.2 Development Release |
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November 13th |
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November 20th |
GNOME 2.16.2 Tarballs Due |
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November 22nd |
GNOME 2.16.2 Stable Release |
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November 27th |
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December |
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December 4th |
GNOME 2.17.3 Tarballs Due |
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December 6th |
GNOME 2.17.3 Development Release |
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December 11th |
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December 18th |
GNOME 2.17.4 Tarballs Due |
String Change Announcement Period: All string changes must be announced to both gnome-i18n@ and gnome-doc-list@. |
December 20th |
GNOME 2.17.4 Development Release |
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December 25th |
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January |
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January 1st |
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January 8th |
GNOME 2.17.5 Tarballs Due |
API/ABI Freeze: developer APIs should be frozen at this point. |
January 10th |
GNOME 2.17.5 Development Release |
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January 15th |
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New APIs must be fully documented |
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January 22nd |
GNOME 2.18.0 Beta 1 (2.17.90) Tarballs Due |
UI Freeze: No UI changes may be made without approval from the release-team and notification to the GDP. |
January 24th |
GNOME 2.18.0 Beta 1 (2.17.90) Release |
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January 29th |
GNOME 2.16.3 Tarballs Due |
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January 31st |
GNOME 2.16.3 Stable Release |
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February |
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February 5th |
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February 12th |
GNOME 2.18.0 Beta 2 (2.17.91) Tarballs Due |
String Freeze: no string changes may be made without confirmation from the l10n team (gnome-i18n@) and notification to both the release team and the GDP (gnome-doc-list@). |
February 14th |
GNOME 2.18.0 Beta 2 (2.17.91) |
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February 19th |
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February 26th |
GNOME 2.18.0 Release Candidate (2.17.92) Tarballs Due |
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February 28th |
GNOME 2.18.0 Release Candidate (2.17.92) |
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March |
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March 5th |
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Hard Code Freeze: no source code changes can be made without approval from the release-team. Translation and documentation can continue. |
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March 12th |
GNOME 2.18.0 Tarballs Due |
Hard Code Freeze ends, but other freezes remain in effect for the stable branch. |
March 14th |
GNOME 2.18.0 Final Release! |
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March 19th |
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March 26th |
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April |
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April 2nd |
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April 9th |
GNOME 2.18.1 Tarballs Due |
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April 11th |
GNOME 2.18.1 Final Release |
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