Date: 29 Jan 97 11:21:25 -0600 From: "Richard Wackerbarth" <rkw@dataplex.net> To: "Joerg Wunsch" <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org, "Simon Shapiro" <Shimon@i-Connect.Net> Subject: Re: 2.2-BETA Questions Message-ID: <AF14E339-F695@204.69.236.50>
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On Wed, Jan 29, 1997 2:52 AM, J Wunsch <mailto:j@uriah.heep.sax.de> wrote: >As Simon Shapiro wrote: > >> > 2.1.6 is the latest release. >> > 2.2 is the next release, currently in post-BETA. >> > 3.0 is the head of the development (``3.0-current'') >> >> Thanx. Iam now doubly aware of these intricacies. I am also of >> the understanding that all three are actively maintained. How do > >No, 2.1.6 is a release (so it's a fixed mark, vs. a branch that is >ongoing work), and the 2.1.x branch is considered dead. We had to >concentrate on something. > >> bug fixes cross the lines? Ah. something to learn... > >Bug fixes are being merged from -current into the 2.2 branch. This is not quite accurate. The 2.1 branch still exists and is not quite dead. However, the only "fixes" that get there are the most serious security fixes and an occasional correction to the install procedure that Jordan might throw in.
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