The release of version 2.3.0 has been scheduled for April 24, 2006.
The first alpha release should be available later today, once I have
reviewed the build scripts.
The detailed release schedule is as follows
March 27:
Declare start of release process. The build process is assumed to
be essentially in place at this time.
There is a "grand feature" freeze (minor tweaks can be applied,
but no wholesale restructuring or API changes). Notice that
wrapping a package in a namespace is a grand feature, and so is
meddling with the event loop.
Package maintainers should start adapting to any changes in base.
Start making R-2.3.0-alpha.tar.gz packages automatically available.
April 10:
Feature freeze, simultaneously on base and recommended packages.
It is assumed that all recommended packages pass their checks at
this point. The API should not be touched.
Start making R-2.3.0-beta.tar.gz packages automatically available.
NEW:
The R-2-3-patches SVN branch is created at this point.
April 17:
Code freeze. Only critical and/or trivial bugs fixed from this
time onwards. Configure/make should only be touched in
emergencies.
NEW:
Start making R-2.3.0-rc.tar.gz packages automatically available.
April 24:
Release.
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