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Date:      Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:01:28 +0200
From:      "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
Cc:        Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>, doc-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-doc@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/version-guide article.sgml
Message-ID:  <20050823130128.GD78876@eddie.nitro.dk>
In-Reply-To: <20050823155128.H1329@orion>
References:  <200508230521.j7N5Lbgu004518@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050823070930.GA2967@soaustin.net> <20050823140419.N46459@orion> <20050823124914.GC78876@eddie.nitro.dk> <20050823155128.H1329@orion>

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On 2005.08.23 15:52:46 +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> On 2005-08-23 14:49, Simon L. Nielsen wrote:
> >On 2005.08.23 14:06:08 +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> >>% ***************
> >>% *** 282,292 ****
> >>%
> >>%         <listitem>
> >>%         <para>To provide prebuilt packages for the most recent minor
> >>% -         version of each major version;</para>
> >>% -       </listitem>
> >>% -
> >>% -       <listitem>
> >>% -       <para>To provide prebuilt packages for the most recent minor
> >>%           release of each major version;</para>
> >>%         </listitem>
> >>%
> >>% --- 282,287 ----
> >>
> >>These two look *exactly* identical to me?
> >>Why are they not duplicates?
> >
> >See the first word one the second line "version" vs. "release".  I
> >remember the Mark earlier explained the difference in meaning, but I
> >have forgotten about it now... :-).
>
> I saw that with a more careful look.  I reverted the change and I'm
> still wondering why this isn't something like:
>
> 	<para>To provide prebuilt packages for the most recent minor
> 	  release or version of each major version.</para>

I just digged out Mark's mail from when I asked the exact same question:

	Nope, these aren't the same.  i.e. we have packages for 5-STABLE and
	5.4-RELEASE but there is no room for 5.3-RELEASE.

	No doubt the wording should be improved or examples should be given.

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Simon L. Nielsen

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