Hiya,

Based on the feedback that I received I would like to propose the following 
adjusted schedule for KDE 2.2.

The first event is planned for April 9th when we start a short temporary 
freeze to deliver KDE 2.2Alpha1. It has been named 'Alpha' instead of 'Beta' 
to indicate that this is still pretty much a work in progress. This release 
is important because it allows us to collect valuable feedback on new 
technologies in KDE such as IMAP, IPv6 and the new printing framework.

The web-version of this proposal can be found on
http://developer.kde.org/development-versions/kde-2.2-release-plan.html

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The following is the outline for our KDE 2.2 release schedule.
The 2.2 release, unlike the 2.1.1 release, will come with new functionality 
and improvements in many areas of KDE. 

We aim for the following improvements among others: 

          Better printing framework 
          IMAP support in kmail 
          Improved database support with kdedb 

All dates given here are subject to revision, but we will try out best to 
stick to them if possible. 

Waldo Bastian is acting as release coordinator for the 2.2 releases.

KOffice 1.1 will be released independent from KDE 2.2. The KOffice 1.1 
release schedule can be found on 
http://developer.kde.org/development-versions/koffice-1.1-release-plan.html


KDE 2.2 Alpha 1
============

Monday April 9

The HEAD branch is temporary frozen : bugfix commits only

Friday April 13

Tarballs are made out of the HEAD of CVS, for KDE 2.2 Alpha 1 . They are made 
public immediately, and given to packagers for creation of binary packages. 
HEAD branch is open for commits again.

Monday April 16

Announce KDE 2.2 Alpha 1. 

Goal of KDE 2.2 Alpha 1 is to test out new major technologies incorporated in 
KDE.


KDE 2.2 Beta 1
============

Monday May 7

The HEAD branch is temporary frozen : bugfix commits only

Friday May 11

Tarballs are made out of the HEAD of CVS, for KDE 2.2 Beta 1 They are made 
public immediately, and given to packagers for creation of binary packages. 
HEAD branch is open for commits again.

Monday May 14

Announce KDE 2.2 Beta 1. 

Goal of KDE 2.2 Beta 1 is to fixate the API of 2.2. All major interface 
changes/additions should happen before KDE 2.2 Beta 1.

KDE 2.2 Beta 2
============

Monday June 4

The HEAD branch is frozen again : no new features, bugfixes commits only, no 
commit that modifies an application's behaviour, and message freeze. This 
freeze will last till the release of KDE 2.2!

Changes to existing or additions of new translatable messages needed to fix 
critical bugs should be done with consultation of the translation teams on 
the kde-i18n-doc@kde.org mailinglist.

Monday June 11

The HEAD branch of CVS is tagged KDE_2_2_BETA2, and tarballs are made. They 
are made public immediately, and given to packagers for creation of binary 
packages.


Friday June 15

The binary packages are uploaded to ftp.kde.org to give some time for the 
mirrors to get them.

Monday June 18

Announce KDE 2.2 Beta 2 

KDE 2.2 final
==========

Monday July 2

The HEAD branch goes into deep-freeze. All commits should be posted for 
review first.

Sunday July 8

Last day for translations, documentation, icons and critical bugfixes commits.

Monday July 9

The HEAD branch of CVS is tagged KDE_2_2_RELEASE and the day is spent testing 
the release a final time.

Tuesday July 10

The tarballs are made and released to the packagers. 

The rest of the week is spent testing the tarballs, packaging and writing the 
announcement and changelog.

Friday July 13

The source and binary packages are uploaded to ftp.kde.org to give some time 
for the mirrors to get them.

Monday July 16

Announce KDE 2.2. 


Frequently Asked Questions

Q) Which packages are included?

A) The current list of packages that will be in the 2.2 release is: 

                      kdesupport (unchanged)
                      kdelibs
                      kdebase
                      kdenetwork
                      kdegraphics
                      kdeadmin
                      kdemultimedia
                      kdegames
                      kdeutils
                      kdetoys
                      kdepim
                      kdesdk
                      kdebindings
                      kdevelop 
                      kdoc

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