====== Fossology Release Process (Draft) ======

The following steps should be taken to produce a new Fossology release:

  * Announce candidate release (fossology mailing list)
  * Create a tag in svn for the release candidate (e.g. tags/rc/0.6.5_rc1)
  * external & internal testing cycles with release candidate
    * Install on single test system (internal)
    * Initial sanity tests (internal)
    * Install on multiple test system (internal)
    * Multiple system/integration tests (internal)
  * Announce __planned__ release (fossology mailing list)
  * Increment version number in makefile.conf file (svn)
  * Update changelog (svn)
  * Tag release (svn)
  * Create initial tarball from svn
  * Update release notes (Dokuwiki)
    * Document upgrade path from previous version(s)
  * Update documentation (Dokuwiki, README, etc)
  * Install on public running instance (external / r.f.o)
  * Announce release (fossology, fossbazaar)
  * Update fossology.org front page, update development status