Hi,
Currently there is no Ubuntu-based milestone image release between the Beta (2011-03-31) and Release Candidate (2011-05-21); this is a period of 51 days. In a fast moving project like Linaro, a lot can happen in 51 days. With this in mind and to help focus our testing initiative before RC the decision has been made to introduce a Linaro 11.05 Beta-2 milestone.
The Beta-2 milestone will take advantage of the fact that the Ubuntu final release happens on 2011-04-28. Linaro 11.05 Beta-2 will be released on the same day, exactly one month before final and will incorporate all the Ubuntu final goodness.
It is expected that this milestone will have the greatest test coverage, both manual and automated, of any release so far and will be a dry-run of what is expected in the run up to final release.
On 2011-04-26 the Beta-2 candidate images will be selected and http://qatracker.linaro.org set up accordingly. If you have the appropriate hardware please help to test the images and report your results to qatracker using the instructions at:
https://wiki.linaro.org/QA/QATracker
An announcement will be made on 2011-04-26 to declare the images ready for consumption.
Happy Testing !
Regards, Jamie. -- Linaro Release Manager | Platform Project Manager