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Date:      Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:37:37 +0200
From:      Volker <volker@vwsoft.com>
To:        Stephen.Clark@seclark.us
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Bug-free software (Re: ARRRRGH! Guys, who's breaking -STABLE's GMIRROR code?!)
Message-ID:  <4504AFD1.2070703@vwsoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <4504ACF5.6050303@seclark.us>
References:  <20060910035614.282CD16A58D@hub.freebsd.org>	<45049112.3@vwsoft.com> <20060910233325.GA3845@holestein.holy.cow> <4504A89A.5070400@vwsoft.com> <4504ACF5.6050303@seclark.us>

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On 2006-09-11 02:25, Stephen Clark wrote:
> Sorry to be dense but what does MFCing mean. I have googled for it but
> can find
> nothing that explains it.
> 
> Thanks,
> Steve
> 

Steve,

MFC means "merge from current" (read as: merge from CURRENT [HEAD]
cvs tree into the current -STABLE tree).

I'm seeing -CURRENT as a playground for new features, technologies
and support for latest hardware. If something has worked out there,
the changes are merged from the -CURRENT tree into the (non-release)
-STABLE tree.

-STABLE has a broader audience and mistakes will probably being
detected there. At a time before RELEASE date the -STABLE tree is
being frozen (no new features are allowed to be merged into -STABLE)
and after a testing phase (BETA / PRE-RELEASE) the code will be
released.

Greetings,

Volker



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