Aaron and I are ready at this time to declare the Hard Freeze for the 0.45 branch.
From this point until the release, please do not commit to the 0.45
release branch; all changes must be posted as patches to the patch tracker for review and integration by the release wardens (Aaron and I) or translation wardens (Arpad and Cornelius).
There are still a number of critical bugs that probably won't be fixed soon. However, we will plan on producing a 0.45.1 release at a later date where we can catch some of this.
I would also like at this time to declare String Freeze, to assist translators in finalizing their translations. If there are any remaining string issues such as non-translatable strings or fixes to existing strings, please send patches in ASAP.
Frost: + (DONE) Wrap up development work + (DONE) Select an about screen + (DONE) Release Notes is 90% filled in + (DONE) Bug Hunt: 300 points + (DONE) Identify the Release Wardens for 0.45 + (DONE) Post inkscape-0.45pre0.tar.gz
Feature Freeze: *** + (DONE) SVN is branched + (DONE) No further development work on release branch + (DONE) Re-enable the old PDF export + (DONE) Focus on critical bug fixing + (DONE) Finalize all tutorials, docs, extensions, etc. + (DONE) Translators create translations + (DONE) Inkscape must pass 'make distcheck' + (DONE) Packagers encouraged to test package creation + (DONE) Post inkscape-0.45pre1.tar.gz
Hard Freeze: + (DONE) Focus on 'MUST FIX' bug fixing + Finalize translations + Finalize release notes + Test installation of packages for all major platforms + Post inkscape-0.45pre2.tar.gz
Release + Final verification of late work, packaging, release notes, etc. + Post inkscape-0.45.tar.gz + Post packages for major platforms + Post official announcements