[arch-releng] Arch Linux release Schedule

[Dieter Plaetinck]

On Fri, 07 May 2010 07:14:46 +0200
Thomas Bächler <thomas at archlinux.org> wrote:

> Am 07.05.2010 04:53, schrieb Keith Hinton:
> > Hi all.
> > I remember way back when Aaron G posted about how Arches goal would
> > be to release every four months or so to keep up with regular
> > kernel releases and frequent ISO images. However, I remember the
> > last official Iso was in August of 2009. I am not saying that that
> > is bad or anything. I am curious why there hasn't been a release
> > since that time period? I never figured that out. I did send an
> > email to our fine Arch Linux leader using a GMail address-and am
> > curious if that address just isn't checked? I did send Aaron some
> > other interesting emails of late as well. But I haven't received
> > anything-though being a leader of a project such as Arch Linux must
> > take up a lot of time.
> 
> I think you're in the right place here, as Aaron barely does anything
> related to the releases. There have been several snapshots available
> from http://build.archlinux.org/isos/ over the past 2 months. Among
> other things, waiting for a new initscripts release blocked an
> official release (Dieter kept telling me, and now I have to package
> another one due to bugs), maybe there's more.
> 
> However, we definitely want to release something soon-ish, maybe we'll
> get it done this month.

The goal is still the same, we just fail to reach it.

I have been very busy with personal stuff (including during 2009) and it
has only gotten "worse" (i'm neglecting the uzbl project as well).

I have thought a few times about just quitting the releng team but
that would be even worse for arch linux...

You can however expect a final testbuild soonish, and hopefully an
official release afterwards.  What will happen after that, I don't
know. I wish I could just let go but that would put AL without an
archiso guy *and* without an installer guy.

Dieter