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=== Detailed time schedule and checklist ===
=== Detailed time schedule and checklist ===
# '''Dec/Jun 17th:''' Development stream is declared "frozen" or "yellow"
# '''Dec/Jun 17th:''' Development stream is declared "frozen" or "yellow"
#:Send a mail to the flightgear-devel mailing-list to announce the state
##Send a mail to the flightgear-devel mailing-list to announce the state
#:Create a "release preperations" topic at the forum and make it a "Global Announcement"
##Create a "release preperations" topic at the forum and make it a "Global Announcement"
#:Change the content of wiki template at [[Template:GitStatus]] to <code><nowiki>{{GitStatus:frozen}}</nowiki></code>
##Change the content of wiki template at [[Template:GitStatus]] to <code><nowiki>{{GitStatus:frozen}}</nowiki></code>
##Bump up the version-number of simgear/next, flightgear/next and fgdata/master to an even number (2.7.0 -> 2.8.0)
##:Compile and test drive FlightGear with the new version-number
##:Commit the new version number to next (flightgear+simgear) and master(fgdata)
# '''Jan/Jul 17th:''' Create new release branch, assign new version number to dev-stream, re-open streams
# '''Jan/Jul 17th:''' Create new release branch, assign new version number to dev-stream, re-open streams
##Send a mail to the flightgear-devel mail-list, asking not to commit/push anything, declare the streams "closed" or "red"
##Send a mail to the flightgear-devel mail-list, asking not to commit/push anything, declare the streams "closed" or "red"
##Post an update to the forum topic
##Post an update to the forum topic
##Change the content of wiki template at [[Template:GitStatus]] to <code><nowiki>{{GitStatus:closed}}</nowiki></code>
##Change the content of wiki template at [[Template:GitStatus]] to <code><nowiki>{{GitStatus:closed}}</nowiki></code>
##Bump up the version-number of simgear/next, flightgear/next and fgdata/master to an even number (2.7.0 -> 2.8.0)
##Compile and test drive FlightGear with the new version-number
##Commit the new version number to next (flightgear+simgear) and master(fgdata)
##Tag (annotated) flightgear, simgear and fgdata with <tt>version/2.8.0</tt>
##Tag (annotated) flightgear, simgear and fgdata with <tt>version/2.8.0</tt>
##:''git tag -a version/2.8.0'' (Enter a wise comment)
##:''git tag -a version/2.8.0'' (Enter a wise comment)
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