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Canonical Design by Iain Farrell on 5/18/11



Every 6 months the Ubuntu journey starts anew. Those of us entering yet
another cycle assume that this all makes sense to the outside world but
I like to post up dates on the wall in the office and write a blog post
to give those new to the project, and some not so new, a handy reminder
of the major milestones in each cycle.

Each release that we create has a cycle with certain key milestones in
it. These milestones are broadly agreed before the previous release is
even out the door and are almost always an exact copy of what came in
the previous release. The schedule for our next release 11.10 Oneiric
Ocelot can be found by following this handy link to the Ubuntu wiki.

Anyone wanting to contribute to Ubuntu needs to be aware of these
dates, designers and developers alike, as dates like the feature and UI
freezes are your deadlines for getting new goodness into the release.
Miss this deadline and you’ve missed the October release. Like a train
the Ubuntu release rolls out of town whether you’re on it or not,
however, unlike those dreadful windows trains there’s another one along
real soon – in another 6 months in fact!

For more information on the time based approach to projects head over
to the wiki pages on the subject and hit us up in the comments if you
have any questions!

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