This is just a friendly reminder that the 1.9 release is coming up. The code freeze is just a month away. Here are the important dates: * October 30, 2006: Email sent out asking platform maintainers to XFAIL tests, check for regression/file bugs, and check in any final stuff for the release. * November 6, 2006: Code freeze and release branch created. Documentation review. * November 13, 2006: Pre-release online for testing * November 20, 2006: Release If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks, Tanya Lattner