On Thu Oct 22 14:22:39 +0100 2009 Nick wrote: > Anybody got an idea when the Karmic RC update files will hit the repo's, > I am running the beta and expected a large update today, but as of 14:21 > there are no updates yet.
I think you misunderstand the process somewhat. We slow down updates when trying to release a snapshot, releasing a known good state from a moving target is very difficult. Releasing something solid isn't going to happen by dropping all the changes in at the last minute. We froze for RC last Thursday, and have been working to fix critical bugs since then. We are going through the last steps of testing all the images and checking all is ready, and then the RC will be released. Therefore if you are up to date it is likely that you are running what will be released as the RC. Until the release is announced we may find a critical problem and have to start over again though. So, looking for a large number of updates is the wrong thing to do, you should really be looking for the point when everything stops :-). We'll be doing all this testing over again on Tuesday/Wednesday next week, and anyone is welcome to help with that. It's not that difficult, and really helps the process run smoothly, plus, you can have the final release images before anyone else :-). See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/ISO/Procedures for information on how to help. Thanks, James -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
