add news for 2025-02-28

Announce the code freeze and in track for the IOCCC28 to open
on **2025-03-05 23:19:17.131107 UTC**.

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+## 2025-02-28
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+We have reached our **code freeze** milestone for the [mkiocccentry repo](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry) and released a new version of the [mkiocccentry toolkit](faq.html#mkiocccentry)!
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+Final testing is going well. We remain on track to open the **IOCCC28** on **2025-03-05 23:19:17.131107 UTC**.
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+In a few days, those [registered for IOCCC28](https://www.ioccc.org/next/register.html) will receive email with their username and initial password to [submit their code](https://submit.ioccc.org).
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+We encourage those who wish to enter the **IOCCC28** to [registered for IOCCC28](https://www.ioccc.org/next/register.html) today.
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+Consider joining the IOCCC discord community via this link: [https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw](https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw)
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 ## 2025-02-12
 
 We have discovered an issue that needs to be resolved, followed by more testing