I have created new stable branches for the upcoming release. From now on *all* bug fixes and *only* bug fixes *must* go to this new stable branch. I reserve the right to undo any changes that do not comply with this rule. Unlike previous stable branches, this time all packages use the same name for the branch: Nov2008. So in each of your stable checkout directories you can do cvs update -rNov2008 to update to the new branch. I have created branches for the following packages: MonetDB MonetDB4 MonetDB5 TestTools buildtools clients geom pathfinder sql template. Note that java and datacell are missing from this list. Java has its own release schedule, and datacell is not yet released and will not be released in this round. -- Sjoerd Mullender