GNOME 2.24.3 stable tarballs due (and more)

[Release Team <release-team gnome org>]

Hello all,

We would like to inform you about the following:
* GNOME 2.24.3 stable tarballs due
* API/ABI Freeze
* Release Team decides on new modules


Tarballs are due on 2009-01-12 before 23:59 UTC for the GNOME 2.24.3
stable 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 2.24.3. 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!


No API or ABI changes should be made in the platform libraries. For
instance, no new functions, no changed function signatures or struct
fields.  This provides a stable development platform for the rest of
the schedule.  There should usually be a "Slushy" API/ABI Freeze
before the Hard API/ABI Freeze, to encourage developers to think about
API problems while they have a chance to correct them.  API freeze is
not required for non-platform libraries, but is recommended.


Release Team decides on new modules


For more information about 2.25, the full schedule, the official
module lists and the proposed module lists, please see our colorful 2.25
page:
   http://www.gnome.org/start/unstable

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

Thanks,