intrigeri:
> Hi,
>
> I'll be the release manager for Tails 3.13 up to, and including, the
> release of 3.13~rc1. Then someone else, likely kibi, will take over
> until 3.13 final is out.
>
> This release will be a hybrid bugfix/major release:
>
> - It'll be major in the sense that it will upgrade Tor Browser to
> 8.5, which will include major changes.
>
> - It won't be major in the sense that we may lack time to prepare and
> review major other changes in time for the freeze. We might also
> decide to stick to the frozen APT snapshots used by 3.12.
>
> So please base on the *stable* branch any work targeted at 3.13.
>
> If a Tor Browser 8.5 beta is ready and integrated into Tails
> by then:
>
> - March 8: build and upload Tails 3.13~rc1
> - March 9: test and release Tails 3.13~rc1
>
> Otherwise, we may have to skip the RC and instead send a call
> for testing later, for an unofficial nightly built image.
>
> And then, in any case:
>
> - March 18: build and upload Tails 3.13
> - March 19: test and release Tails 3.13
>
> Anyone who's part of our internal QA process ("manual test suite"),
> please let me know if you're available on March 9 to test the RC,
> and/or on March 19 to test the final release. Thanks in advance!
Don't wait on us here for Tor Browser 8.5. The current plan is to have
the release, which is scheduled for March 19, be a "normal" 8.0.x
release and getting 8.5 out end of March. However, this is mainly bound
to having the Android part in shape in time, because 8.5 will be the
first major release with Android support. Thus, it might happen that we
need to postpone 8.5 a little further into April.
That said, also keep in mind that Pwn2Own will be between March 20-22
and Firefox is one of the targets. The actual schedule of exploit
attempts is usually revealed at the beginning of the week, so not sure
yet when a potential emergency release would need to happen (if at all).
Georg
