ANNOUNCE: GNOME 2.21.91 beta tarballs + start of STRING FREEZE

[Release Team <release-team gnome org>]

Hello all,

We would like to inform you about the following:
* GNOME 2.21.91 beta tarballs due
* String Freeze


Tarballs are due on Mon 2008-02-11 before 23:59 UTC for the GNOME 2.21.91
beta release, which will be delivered on Wednesday. Modules which were
proposed for inclusion should try to follow the unstable schedule so
everyone can test them.  Please make sure that your tarballs will be
uploaded before Monday 23:59 UTC: tarballs uploaded later than that
will probably be too late to get in 2.21.91. If you are not able to
make a tarball before this deadline or if you think you'll be late,
please send a mail to the release team and we'll find someone to roll
the tarball for you!


After the release on Wed 13 Feb, no string changes may be made without
confirmation from the i18n team and notification to release team,
translation team, and documentation team. From this point, developers
can concentrate on stability and bug-fixing. Translators can work
without worrying that the original English strings will change, and
documentation writers can take accurate screenshots. For the string
freezes explained, and to see which kind of changes are not covered by
freeze rules, check
http://live.gnome.org/TranslationProject/HandlingStringFreezes.


For more information about 2.21, the full schedule, the official
module lists and the proposed module lists, please see our colorful 2.21
page:
   http://www.gnome.org/start/unstable

For a quick overview of the GNOME schedule, please see:
   http://live.gnome.org/Schedule

Thanks,