From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mon Dec 7 03:23:41 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 332DC795A for ; Mon, 7 Dec 2015 03:23:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from emailrob@emailrob.com) Received: from imta-35.everyone.net (imta-35.everyone.net [216.200.145.35]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.everyone.net", Issuer "DigiCert High Assurance CA-3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1F6C811CD for ; Mon, 7 Dec 2015 03:23:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from emailrob@emailrob.com) Received: from pps.filterd (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by imta-38.everyone.net (8.14.5/8.14.5) with SMTP id tB703T8j025663; Sun, 6 Dec 2015 16:04:38 -0800 X-Eon-Dm: m0087080.ppops.net Received: by m0087080.mta.everyone.net (EON-AUTHRELAY2 - 4272bd84) id m0087080.564febf7.13ee0eb; Sun, 6 Dec 2015 16:05:05 -0800 X-Eon-Sig: AQPOPGJWZM0xlYzcBwIAAAAC,14478618c01b282d005123a0b3d7333c X-Originating-Ip: 66.114.189.132 Message-ID: <5664CD2C.2090207@emailrob.com> Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 00:05:00 +0000 From: spellberg_robert Reply-To: emailrob@emailrob.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.4.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: release schedule , nines and tens Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.15.21, 1.0.33, 0.0.0000 definitions=2015-12-07_01:2015-12-05,2015-12-06,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=1 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1511060000 definitions=main-1512070000 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 03:23:41 -0000 howdy , folks --- i see that the release schedules for 10.3 and 11.0 are available much earlier than usual [ start of beta ] . this is nice . it permits me [ and others ] to plan_ahead , to the extent of the published information . i remembered seeing a notice , a_while back , that the releases would be changed , beginning with the elevens . i went back , earlier today , to re_read this notice , so that i would have its content fresh in my mind , before i posed the following questions [ see -announce , 2015_feb_03_tue , from mr. seaman ] . as i write this , i have it displayed on another screen . now , i can read_between_the_lines as well as anybody [ the support page , with the releases and their eol_dates , is very helpful for guessing ; i have that displayed , also , on that other screen ] . however , i do not like to make assumptions . therefore , given that change is approaching [ and is , now , ten months closer , relative to the notice ] , i come straight_out and ask : a] does anyone know if decisions have been made regarding : 0] is 9.3 to be the last of the nines or is there a plan to release a 9.4 ? 1] is 10.3 to be the last of the tens or is there a plan to release a 10.4 ? b] if so , what are those decisions ? c] if not , is there a known or an estimated date for the making of the above_described decisions ? fwiw , i like to use the highest minor_number , because the dot_zero bugs have been found and fixed . i got a lot of mileage out of 4.11 and 6.4 [ for me , they played like champs ; in fact , the only reason for the retiring of 6.4 was the acquisition of 64_bit hardware ] . i never installed a 5 , because of all of the release_controversy . a 7.4 was replaced quickly [ acroread would not install ] by 8.4 . i am currently running 8.1 , 8.4 , 9.3 and 10.2 [ 10.2 was an emergency install that , probably , will not survive the release of 10.3 ] . the 8.1 should be replaced [ but , it just keeps working ] . the 8.4 is three years newer ; it can wait until the summer . i want to settle on the nines and tens while i watch the elevens and the new policy shake_out . thanks , in advance , for any information . rob