Releas-o-meter

When will next Debian stable be out?

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Introducing Releas-o-meter

Are you a user? Are you wondering when the next Debian stable release will be ready?
Introducing our unique Releas-o-meter: estimate the next Debian release date reliably and precisely! Amaze your friends by showing them you can predict the future (release date)!

Are you a Debian developer? Are you eager to know if you have to fix RC bugs faster, in order to see Debian release soon?
Our exclusive Releas-o-meter is the solution: instantaneously check whether the bug count is going down fast enough to let Debian release as soon as you would desire! Become popular among people you know, by showing them how much progress Debian is making thanks to your contribution!

Are you a Debian release manager? Do you often need to check if the Debian Project is on track with the current release schedule?
Our fantastic Releas-o-meter is the ideal tool for you: compare the estimated release date with the scheduled one, to see if more work is needed! Accompany your release updates with quantitative data about RC bug count drops!

WARNING: THE ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE COULD FAIL TO MATCH REALITY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DO NOT HELP THE DEBIAN PROJECT ENOUGH. OUR COMPANY WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR EXCESSIVE OPTIMISM OR PESSIMISM CAUSED BY RELEAS-O-METER.

Releas-o-meter: the real description

Seriously, Releas-o-meter is a little script that takes two successive dates and corresponding numbers of RC bugs. It uses this input to linearly extrapolate the trend and predict when the next Debian stable release will (hopefully) be out, assuming that the same pace is kept.

Needless to say, the output heavily depends on which dates you choose to provide; it's also worth noting that this script only takes RC bugs into account, ignoring any other release blocker: that's why it computes a lower limit for the release instant.

Releas-o-meter is distributed under the terms of the Expat license and can be downloaded here. Its dependencies are: a POSIX shell, date(1), and dc(1).

The script is fairly simple to use: just run it (no need for command-line arguments) and enter the two dates in chronological order (any format accepted by date(1) is OK) and the corresponding RC bug counts.

This work can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the Expat license. It comes with absolutely no warranty. See the permission notice for details.