The Fedora Project has announced the preliminary Fedora Core 5 Schedule

31 Oct test1 devel freeze
7 Nov test1 release
5 December test2 devel freeze, String change deadline (data provided)
12 December test2 release, string build freeze (builds completed)
2 January 2006 Translation deadline (data provided)
test3 devel freeze
9 January 2006 test3 release, translation build freeze (builds completed)
... Continual freeze, only critical bugs fixed until release
30 January 2006 Absolute devel freeze
13 February 2006 Release open, announced

PRELIMINARY Fedora Core 5 Schedule