[Testing] Trial-3 Schedule Change

[Mary Lou Jepsen]

If we do this - we do not allow quanta to bring the schedule back to
9/22 (which is what they are attempting). 

If hardware can pull in - can software?

- Mary Lou


On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 14:13 -0400, Kim Quirk wrote:
> Hi,
> After a schedule discussion with Quanta this morning, we have new mass
> production assembly dates that allow us to adjust the schedule for
> Trial-3 software. Trial-3 is beta-level SW that should have no
> blocking bugs, no regressions from the Trial-2 code, and it will
> include activation, robust upgrades, backup and restore from the
> school server, and a solid (frozen) mesh protocol api. We're hoping to
> get many bug fixes in as well, but not many other features. Please see
> the roadmap for more details: ( https://dev.laptop.org/roadmap
> 
> 
> Here is the new schedule taken right from the roadmap: 
> 
>       * Feature Freeze, 8/27/07
>       * Code Freeze, 9/10/07
>       * Release to Quanta, 9/21/07
>       * Final release to Quanta for MP, 9/28/07
> NOTE: This gives us 2 more weeks (from the original date of 8/13) to
> get to feature freeze for Trial-3. After discussions with many groups
> this week, this time will be well used in order to try and meet the
> goals that are listed in the road map.  I still need a more detailed
> schedule for mesh protocol updates (Dafydd is providing), activation
> with crypto, and robust upgrades (from Ivan) to be sure they can fit
> into this new schedule. 
> 
> I'll be away next week so please work with Jim to provide updates and
> progress.
> 
> Kim
> 
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