To make GRASS releases more often and more predictable, here is GRASS next releases feature plan. This feature plan has to be filled by developers working on '''GRASS 6.4'''. 

There is the release branch for 6.4.x - [source:grass/grass/branches/releasebranch_6_4 releasebranch_6_4]. See details at [http://grass.osgeo.org/devel/svntags.php tags and branches]. A release branch is considered as "frozen", only bugfixes can be done. 

== To be released ==
=== GRASS 6.4.1 ===

 * Milestone [milestone:6.4.1]
  * '''[query:milestone=6.4.1&status=new|assigned|reopened&group=type&order=priority&priority=blocker|critical Release critical issues to be fixed before release]'''
  * [query:milestone=6.4.1|6.4.0&status=new|assigned|reopened&group=type&order=priority Outstanding issues concerning this release]

 * Any [ticket:3 open Trac bugs] which are blockers for 6.4.1 should be flagged as such in the bug report.
 * Look over old [http://wald.intevation.org/tracker/?group_id=21 Gforge] and [http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?q_queue=grass RT] bug trackers. Refile in trac as blockers if they are release-critical and close old reports with a link to the new one. Copy over all past discussion so it has  context and history.

 * Test and improve stability of the standalone [http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/binary/mswindows/ winGRASS package] (both !TclTk and wxPython GUIs)
 * Test and improve stability of the [http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/wiki/pkg-grass GRASS-OSGeo4W package] (both !TclTk and wxPython GUIs)
== Already released ==

=== GRASS 6.4.0 ===

 * '''[wiki:Release/6.4.0-News 6.4.0]''' (3 Sep 2010)
 * [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC7-News 6.4.0RC7] (27 Aug 2010)
 * [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC6-News 6.4.0RC6] (20 March 2010)
 * [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC5-News 6.4.0RC5] (9 Jun 2009)
 * [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC4-News 6.4.0RC4] (12 Apr 2009)
 * [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC3-News 6.4.0RC3] (26 Jan 2009)
 * [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC2-News 6.4.0RC2] (12 Jan 2009)
 * [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News 6.4.0RC1] (23 Dec 2008)

==== Can do ====

Merge in replacements from [browser:grass-addons Addons]:

Modules to consider:
 * ~~'''r.pack''' rewrite using method similar to r.convert ({{trac|84}}) + tar.gzip?~~
  * script written as r.pack2, but not for inclusion in 6.4.0 to ensure compatibility with future gr7 raster file layout, which is not yet defined.

Delayed:
 * ~~r.viewshed: note that there are precision issues to be fixed by Laura~~, see #390

==== Done, but test ====

 * Prepare [wiki:Release/6.4.0-News release announcement] (compile from RC announcements)
 * r.out.gdal: NoData & type limits
 * v.out.ogr, r.out.gdal: datum transform parms saved to WKT
 * [wiki:Release/6.4.0RC1-News 6.4.0RC1] (23 Dec 2008)