+ * Tarballs (Use a clean tree !!!)
+ - Use 'make distcheck' to make sure all files are exported
+ correctly
+ - copy the tar.gz and tar.bz2 file on ftp.videolan.org in
+ /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X/
+ - generate md5 hashes of these files
+
+ * Contribs
+ - Put a copy of the libraries or svn snapshot in vlc-X.X.X/contrib
+ - Put the relevant win32 contrib package
+ - Update developers.v.o/vlc and www.v.o/vlc/download-sources.html
+
+ * BeOS Packages
+ Information on building: http://developers.videolan.org/vlc/beos-compile.html
+ Build in the "buildbeos" chroot on altair.
+ # add the .zip files to /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X/beos/
+
+ * Win32 Packages
+ make the packages using the nightly builds configure/options/...
+ don't forget to test the installer and uninstaller (the first 0.8.4 uninstaller was broken ...
+ kind of suxxs)
+ add the .zip and .exe files to /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X/win32/
+
+ * OS X packages
+ At the moment, only FK can do them (so they can be compatible with OS X 10.2)
+ Later: on the G5
+
+ * Commit changes ... it never works the first time
+
+ * "Tag" the release
+ svn cp svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/trunk svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/tag/X.X.X
+ or
+ svn mv svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/branches/X.X.X svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/tag/X.X.X
+
+ * Move /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X to /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/vlc/X.X.X
+ - Update the "latest" symlink
+
+ * Update the website
+ - edit the /index.php /vlc/*.php pages
+ - add a news item to news.msg
+
+ * Announce on www.gnome.org
+ - click on "Get more software"
+ - click on "Edit an existing map entry"
+ - look for the 'vlc' package
+ - update the version number and other info and submit
+ - the change is instantaneaous
+
+ * Announce on www.freshmeat.net (let sam do it)
+ - you need a freshmeat account
+ - go to http://www.freshmeat.net/projects/vlc/
+ - click on the release's branch (ie Stable)
+ - chose "add release" in the dropdown menu
+ - fill out all the info and submit
+ - the update can take several hours
+
+ * Announce on VersionTracker
+ - ask Meuuh
+
+ * Announce email
+ - write something along the lines of previous releases
+ - post in videolan-announce (moderated), vlc et vlc-devel
+ - add a sticky thread in the "General VLC media player discussion" forum