From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 9 21:06:51 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 474E81065716 for ; Mon, 9 Jan 2012 21:06:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lacombar@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vw0-f54.google.com (mail-vw0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECAEF8FC12 for ; Mon, 9 Jan 2012 21:06:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vbbfr13 with SMTP id fr13so4728792vbb.13 for ; Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:06:50 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=+aRvuI0K5bgj9CIyEoZnLrHcgbBNbRpOP4l5m1oARDE=; b=ijNXermM1zu5solIaLu1xnb4pk1pFZGAVh4gArCTmh1FYtTXMux0LIkvPT0jLIbWTS tz1+LGrEPDpLNHiFlVbNtFKLlyhOq/o3NhZut1Hsls9OMbg8PoN7H9Yj3M8aS67GGKLi SOKNS+mpnse/vbSlXnPrcD0yLKEp0dgumpYrA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.65.129 with SMTP id x1mr9200366vds.11.1326143210159; Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:06:50 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.220.187.134 with HTTP; Mon, 9 Jan 2012 13:06:49 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <20120109143726.GA3185@lonesome.com> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 16:06:49 -0500 Message-ID: From: Arnaud Lacombe To: Chris Rees 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 21:06:51 -0000 Hi, On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Chris Rees wrote: > On 9 January 2012 18:16, Arnaud Lacombe wrote: >> Hi, >> >> On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Mark Linimon wrot= e: >>>> 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. > as is linimon@'s. >>> 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. =A0I > think you're just looking to nitpick. > I did look the ftp before the website. It is an irrelevant source of information as I assume none of that stuff to be up-to-date. re@ has an unimpressive track record about information update. - Arnaud