Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 15:45:14 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: rdkeys@csemail.cropsci.ncsu.edu Cc: grog@lemis.com (Greg Lehey), freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.2-STABLE Message-ID: <199708252245.PAA04397@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 25 Aug 1997 11:22:35 EDT." <9708251522.AA128968@csemail.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
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>Not to pick at nits.... but, I am still confused as to what EXACTLY is >the ``stable'' FreeBSD. Please enlighten me, and tell me the reasoning >behind it. > >I read all the various manuals, faq's, .txt's and everything else that I >can find, but it still is not clear. > >My interpretation is: > >1. The ``stable'' FreeBSD is 2.1.7.1. (ref FBSD HBK 16.2.2 para 1, and > 16.3.2.3 para 9) > >2. A currently developing stable line is in progress based upon the current > 2.2-RELENG tree (AKA the current 2.2-97xxxxRELENG daily snapshot). > >That, to me, means that 2.1.7.1 is ``cast in stone stable'', and the current >RELENG snapshot is ``mostly 99.44% stable''. > >The mail I get from folks suggests 2.2 is the stable thingie and I have seen a >reference tag to a 2.2-STABLE, and that 2.1.7.1 is basically history. If it >is, why is 2.1.7.1 called stable in the FBSD HBK? > >Will someone please explain to me WHAT IS the stable FreeBSD, No, that is not what -stable is. The current head of each major branch that releases are cut from (e.g. 2.1.x, 2.2.x, and eventually 3.0.x) are refered to as "-stable" after the first release is cut. The designation -stable means "more stable than the most recent release on this branch". Of course, mistakes occasionally happen that make this untrue, but this is rare and has only happend on a couple of occasions for very short periods. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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