Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 20:39:02 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Whats the difference between -STABLE & -RELEASE? Message-ID: <20010227203902.A6959@student.uu.se> In-Reply-To: <01022719292200.00371@siamese.local>; from jon@witchspace.com on Tue, Feb 27, 2001 at 07:29:22PM %2B0000 References: <01022719292200.00371@siamese.local>
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On Tue, Feb 27, 2001 at 07:29:22PM +0000, Jonathan Belson wrote: > "Bruce A. Mah" wrote: > > > To rephrase this: -STABLE is one of the development tracks (for > > example, 4-STABLE). The different -RELEASEs are points along a stable > > development track after which some testing and quality assurance has > > been done. > > > > The term "4.2-STABLE" refers to the state of FreeBSD 4-STABLE at some > > time after 4.2-RELEASE, but it doesn't necessary pinpoint any > > particular snapshot. > > In a similar vein - when does 4-STABLE become 5-STABLE? Is it when > The Powers That Be decide that -CURRENT is stable enough to make > a -STABLE branch? > 4-STABLE will never become 5-STABLE. It will stay 4-STABLE for the rest of time. (Just like 3-STABLE and 2.2-STABLE still exists.) I guess you meant to ask when 5-CURRENT will branch into 5-STABLE. The answer to this is, as you guessed, when The Powers That Be decide that it is stable enough. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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