Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:27:27 +0200 From: Alexander Yerenkow <yerenkow@gmail.com> To: Johan Hendriks <joh.hendriks@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Use of newest version number such as 10.0 instead of current Message-ID: <CAPJF9wmQNhFOz9A7LS9p1OTK24ym1d0TW4yAbO2Ko8X8Zvp6hQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4EBD472F.4030204@gmail.com> References: <CAOgwaMv=wUb11AYwJ_RN1x1p0DGtZb6pJ4cb8R6v0ySYiNTjRw@mail.gmail.com> <2171368.58yxYs0Lbv@funbeast> <CAOgwaMt3er2WGevER7AcVkAbL=-KYLDW_ULx2MnnfDpvZCHcag@mail.gmail.com> <2185571.xNZoOVfxaV@funbeast> <4EBD33A1.2070705@quip.cz> <CA%2BdUSypaw5M7Y_KnyxDLDomrvE291K6mb2o-eiZU9ExqVy4YzA@mail.gmail.com> <4EBD472F.4030204@gmail.com>
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> If FreeBSD starts using numbers for HEAD/CURRENT, i think a lot of users > would find them selves in a situation > that they download version 10 in this case and that they are using a > develepment version instead of a real release version. > Assuming there will be link from main page - probably yes. But if from official site they can get only RELEASE, and in some deep dark page link to current - they will not run into this. > > So FreeBSD will get more frustrated users, who need to download the latest > release again and so on. > Keeping the name more seperated from the normal numbering prevents this > more or less. > Hm, what's the problem to name development ISO's differently? Like, 10-CURRENT-UNSTABLE-*.iso VS 9-RELEASE.ISO So even very novice user will think twice before downloading. Is there any reason why ISOs can't be named differently from svn tag/branch? I don't see this. IMHO, this must have been done a lot of time ago. But, I may not know some constraints/restrictions/rules of development process, maybe HEAD is really necessary. I think this is more question to release engineering team than to current. > > Gr > Johan Hendriks > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Regards, Alexander Yerenkow
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