[cross-project-issues-dev] Mars.2 RC3 staging repository is complete

["David M Williams" <david_williams@xxxxxxxxxx>]

After a very busy couple of days, the Mars
aggregation build has finally gone to sleep -- and will be awakened again
on Friday after the EPP packages are complete. 

Thank you to everyone improving the
quality of the Mars.2 release. 

One more to go! 

Recap of final build schedule: 

2/17 - In one week! The final day for
bits to be in RC4 (and Mars.2) -- submitted for the final, to-be-released
repository and EPP packages. 

2/22 - We begin a short "quiet
week" for things other than "builds" to get finished. And
then 

2/26 - Release Mars.2! 

As usual, we ask that everyone wait
and "make their final builds and repositories visible" on that
Simultaneous Release day (2/26) so that there is time to mirror artifacts
before the rush, and so that users do not end up "broken" because
they update a "partial set" of the release. 

Thanks again,