2008/9/25 Remi Grumeau <remi.grumeau@xxxxxxxxx>: > Even though it is a freeze date, every one of those outfits WILL blow > it completely out of proportion and claim that the release is coming. > > To me, this freeze date will be THE day when we could plan a release date, > and make all marketing stuff around it (banners, press annoncement, emailing > or whatever...). Since this freeze date is not reached, it wouldn't make any > sence to communicate around a release day. Since terminology seems to still be in question here, let me link a wikipedia article that seems to explain the term "freeze" in software development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeze_(software_engineering)