ReleaseProcess

Release Process

Steps to release

Here's the list of steps to do a release.

1. Technical

1. Verify with others on IRC that we're good to go.
2. Do a git fetch and make sure you have the latest code.
3. Do a tx pull -a and make sure you have the latest translations.
4. Run the unit tests: ./runtests.sh If any tests fail, proceed no further!
5. Update version numbers in these files:
   • mediaboglin/_version.py
   • docs/source/conf.py
6. Tag: git tag -a vX.Y.Z
7. Build the tarfile. ./maketarball.sh -r vX.Y.Z
8. Push the tarball to the web-site: add tarball to

   site/static/download/

   directory in mediagoblin-website repository and then push the site live
9. Update on PYPI - FIXME - need to set this up

1. Promotional

1. Blog post
   • Chris sends Deb technical highlights
   • Deb drafts post
   • Chris adds screenshots/links
   • We send the post to press contacts
   • Two days later we publish everywhere (see below)

1. Update sites:
   • on identi.ca
   • on diaspora
   • on Facebook (Deb)
   • on Twitter
   • our mailing list, encouraging people to fave, like, repost, etc.
   • reddit
   • digg
   • the GNU mailing list, aka info-gnu@gnu.org "plain text is greatly preferred" omit screenshots or replace with links.

1. Press Contacts
   • write to Zonker
   • LinuxJournal
   • LWN
   • OpenSource.com
   • see if the FSF will blog or announce

Post release process

1. change version number to the next one + -dev in files listed above