From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 9 18:28:07 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBB11106566B for ; Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:28:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from utisoft@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iy0-f182.google.com (mail-iy0-f182.google.com [209.85.210.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A677F8FC12 for ; Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:28:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iadj38 with SMTP id j38so9575660iad.13 for ; Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:28:07 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=yMPXYLBB8/wLqA5Rfq1RJefy6IfrHQcn09snVEIlNCE=; b=Kd8hhtxPRW8eBMCMRt7VzKLV4s1ZYV6uQ8/YbV+On2s3wy19OS8FrhL/jsNRiBx3vP hJ655trqz6QmP34mWg65RLyijUc5RljokVJ4LvapcBvTHCa4gg+Vwh1EX9VHX9JixLI9 VypMw3PgPcBmnGDPjYNEFv6izYKaA483DJylA= Received: by 10.43.58.10 with SMTP id wi10mr18306924icb.57.1326133686283; Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:28:06 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.207.7 with HTTP; Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:27:35 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <20120109143726.GA3185@lonesome.com> From: Chris Rees Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:27:35 +0000 Message-ID: To: Arnaud Lacombe Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: Mark Linimon , FreeBSD current mailing list Subject: Re: stable/9 still looking for packages at 9-current X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:28:07 -0000 On 9 January 2012 18:16, Arnaud Lacombe wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Mark Linimon wrote= : >>> On 9. Jan 2012, at 01:04 , Arnaud Lacombe wrote: >>> So you are saying that FreeBSD is currently providing on >>> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub images tagged as being "9.0 RELEASE" (with >>> checksum provided), in a `releases' directory, which are not actually >>> release images per-se ? >> >> Excellent! =A0You've shown the ability to understand flat, declarative, >> sentences that have no qualifying phrases. >> > FWIW, this was more a sarcastic sentence pointing out that FreeBSD is > currently officially distributing non-released build in a directory > which might leads users to consider this is the official release, thus > misleading them. So, a pointless email. >> 9.0 will be *released* when and only when the official, signed, email >> goes out. =A0Everything up until that point is preparation. >> > ok, I'm a stupid lazy user (obviously)... While browsing the ftp, I > see 9.0 ISOs in a `releases' directory. Do you expect me to consult > freebsd-announce@, verify the signature of the announce, the hash of > the ISOs, etc. to consider that 9.0 has been released ? No, I see 9.0 > ISOs in a `releases' directory, I assume it has been released, > whatever your spreading process is. > > Btw, none of the CHECKSUMS files are signed on the FTP. Have you checked the website? The latest supported release is clearly specified, right in the middle of the home page. Please don't tell me you'd look in ftp before checking the website. I think you're just looking to nitpick. Chris