Here's where we're at with the release plan:
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 + No further development work on release branch + Re-enable the old PDF export + Focus on critical bug fixing + Finalize all tutorials, docs, extensions, etc. + Translators create translations + Inkscape must pass 'make distcheck' + Packagers encouraged to test package creation + Post inkscape-0.45pre1.tar.gz
Hard Freeze: + 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