[Debian] Bits from the Release Team: bookworm in hard freeze

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 19, 2023

Hi all,

According to schedule, we have frozen bookworm a bit more

(2023-03-12). This means that we are one step closer to the release of

bookworm. Like mentioned before we expect everyone to follow the

freeze policy [1]. This means that from now on key packages [2] and

packages without significant autopkgtest coverage need to be unblocked

by the release team to be able to migrate from unstable to testing. If

you need to request an unblock, check that your request is in line

with the freeze policy and use $(reportbug release.debian.org) in

order to get the meta data correct and get the template that helps us

get the right information.

Note that packages that are not on the key-packages list, with

non-superficial autopkgtests that succeed on all architectures and

don't cause regressions will migrate without an unblock after 20

days. If you're unsure about the current migration status of your

package, you can check it at [3].

Now is a good time to help testing installations [4] and upgrades to

find as many issues as possible. There's still a bunch of RC bugs [5],

so fixing those helps a lot too.

Please also remember to file bugs against the release-notes pseudo

package if you know of issues that deserve being mentioned in the

release notes. We welcome reports that include a proposed text or

merge requests on salsa [6], but even if you can only point us at

issues that's already appreciated.

On behalf of the Release Team,

Paul

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