The freeze for Debian 9 will be slightly delayed to include version 4.10 of the Linux kernel

At a recent release team meeting it was decided that the freeze
for Stretch will be slightly delayed from earlier announcements.
We anticipate releasing Stretch with version 4.10 of the Linux
kernel, which means a longer upstream support period and improved
compatibility.

All previously announced dates are deferred by two calendar
months; that is:

* 5th November 2016: transitions freeze
* 5th January 2017: "Soft" freeze
- no new packages
- no re-entry
- normal migrations
* 5th February 2017: Full freeze

For the avoidance of doubt, this change is a one-off to align with
an expected release of Linux only. We aren't in a position to try
and accomodate other projects, however much we'd like to be able
to.