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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb>
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Subject: Re: on the subject of changes to -RELEASEs...
To: avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au (Darren Reed)
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 07:40:58 -0700 (PDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199704070643.XAA25872@freefall.freebsd.org> from "Darren Reed" at Apr 7, 97 04:38:09 pm
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	a frequently changing "2.2-RELEASE" is not a release
	it would become very difficult to help people with problems.
	(which version you running? 2.2-RELEASE.
	 which 2.2-RELEASE?)
	 admittedly, we could change the output of uname but trying to 
	 keep abreast of each version would be supporters nightmare.

	"kernel of the week" club?
	aka linux.

	no thanks.

	cvsup is painless, fast, and efficient.
	thank you john polstra.
jmb

Darren Reed wrote:
> 
> 
> I've noticed some commits recently for RELENG_2_2 and as other have
> commented, this changes (totally) a set of files for 2.2.1.
> 
> Can we have some sort of policy implemented so that revisions are
> `automatically' made every 2 weeks (say0 if there have been any changes,
> and each week, as part of the weekly update scripts, produce a list of
> diffs from the last release in one file.
> 
> something like "cvs diff -r LATEST_2_2 src > ~ftp/freebsd/patch.level
> 
> that's got to be another nicety with linux.  you can update the kernel, you
> don't need to configure sup/cvsup, etc.
> 
> it begs the question: if we're changing 2.2 after 2.2-RELEASE is made,
> what does 2.2-RELEASE mean if my 2.2-RELEASE is different to yours ?
> 
> Does-RELEASE have any meaning any more ?
> 
> Should all FreeBSD just be a series of SNAPSHOTs ?
> 
> darren
>