From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 23 10:53:12 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2627D16A52B for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:53:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wearabnet@yahoo.ca) Received: from web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.201.208]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DD49C13C4CA for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:53:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wearabnet@yahoo.ca) Received: (qmail 32617 invoked by uid 60001); 23 Oct 2007 10:53:03 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.ca; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=QF0z8bZYnjV+3fbN3tH2THe73OBrlJGiW6RjFzyJv1jwuMqmZMyrt8nTofSOB1ssbuIPsEMgulp7cRIaQi3NXWSFq862xuQYkdCgiQWPFwwNYw4y4Jw1uC9CfsXhkw3jefu1SXNP4Fqs5aLEVRLcS3TGD3SMSAZ+qAA6P/C41Yk=; X-YMail-OSG: pGS8oU0VM1neAWGZBrKQp5oTpuyX42tbKR_sIcLE6yOFq7ZeptjFat6eC9fVrqJH4VwhRpAy61RESW7hryMR2fiVn8cwxmAWSyRlQ2E9gpn66MU2Zi4- Received: from [212.77.203.38] by web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:53:03 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailRC/814.06 YahooMailWebService/0.7.134.12 Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:53:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri To: Ken Smith , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID: <641965.31338.qm@web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Cc: Subject: Re: 7.0-BETA1 Available, 6.3-BETA1 coming soon... X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:53:12 -0000 ----- Original Message ----=0A> From: Ken Smith = =0A> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; freebsd-current@freebsd.org=0A> Sent: = Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:21:00 AM=0A> Subject: 7.0-BETA1 Available, 6.3-= BETA1 coming soon...=0A> =0A> =0A> We have entered the final phases of the = FreeBSD-7.0 Release cycle which=0A> also means the beginning of the FreeBSD= -6.3 Release cycle. Because the=0A> people who support the ports for FreeB= SD also need to go through a=0A> freeze cycle as part of releases we had de= cided to combine the two=0A> releases to try and minimize the impact on the= ports maintainers.=0A> =0A> The current plan is to interleave the BETAs/RC= s of the 7.0 and 6.3=0A> releases, trying to follow this for the dates when= the builds will get=0A> started (with them becoming available on the FTP m= irrors a day or two=0A> after the builds start):=0A> =0A> 7.0 = 6.3=0A> BETA1 10/17 10/24=0A> BETA2 10/31 11/7=0A> R= C1 11/14 11/21=0A> RC2 11/28 12/5=0A> REL 12/12 1= 2/19=0A> =0A> Tomorrow (10/23) the RELENG_6 branch will be marked "6.3-PRER= ELEASE" to=0A> note that we have entered the 6.3 release cycle.=0A> =0A> Th= e schedule dates are, as usual, tentative. At this point RELENG_6 is=0A> p= retty mature so that schedule should be fairly accurate. Being a new=0A> b= ranch it is at least somewhat likely the dates for 7.0 will wind up=0A> sli= pping.=0A> =0A> The 7.0-BETA1 builds have completed and are on many of the = FreeBSD=0A> mirror sites. If you want to update an existing machine using= =0A> cvsup=0A> =0A use=0A> RELENG_7 as the branch tag. Instructions on usi= ng FreeBSD Update to=0A> perform a binary upgrade from FreeBSD 6.x to 7.0-B= ETA1 will be provided=0A> via the freebsd-stable list when available.=0A> = =0A=0A> Ken Smith=0A>= - From there to here, from here to | =0A> =0A kensmith@cse.buffal= o.edu=0A> there, funny things are everywhere. |=0A> = - Theodore Geisel |=0A=0A =0AThank you Ken!=0A=0ACould you please have s= omeone to put these interesting news in the main page of FreeBSD?=0A=0AI wi= sh FreeBSD main page is more attractive for new users, with links to PC-BSD= , and DesktopBSD ..etc ;)=0A=0A=0A--- =0ARegards, =0A-Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al= -Marri=0AArab Portal=0Ahttp://www.WeArab.Net/=0A=0A=0A=0A__________________= ________________________________=0ADo You Yahoo!?=0ATired of spam? Yahoo! = Mail has the best spam protection around =0Ahttp://mail.yahoo.com