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Stage 0: Release of a new .0 version Stage 1: Propose ideas/goals Stage 2: Implementation, single developer testing and committing to CVS. Fix bugs. Stage 3: Synchronization and multiple developer (and CVS users) testing, unless the code is mature enough, go to stage 2 (or 1). Fix bugs. From time to time, migrate bugfixes to stable branch. Stage 4: Depending on the goals reached, code maturity, moon phase and other variables, release a stable bugfix, a beta, or a rc. Fix bugs. Stage 5: Fix bugs. Magic happens here. Stage 6: Feature freeze 2 weeks before stage 8). Fix bugs. Stage 7: String freeze 1 week before stage 8). Fix bugs. Stage 8: Release a new shiny .0 version. Collect donations, get rich. Stage 9: Go to stage 0.
Motto: All of this can change at developers will. Code must flow.