Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 13:39:04 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Chris Dillon <cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us> Cc: jkh@FreeBSD.org, arch@FreeBSD.org, sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu, bright@wintelcom.net, Jordan Hubbard <jkh@osd.bsdi.com>, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: NO MORE '-BETA' Message-ID: <XFMail.010316133904.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.32.0103161514370.25253-100000@mail.wolves.k12.mo.us>
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On 16-Mar-01 Chris Dillon wrote: > On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, Kris Kennaway wrote: > >> On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 10:41:24AM -0800, Jordan Hubbard wrote: >> > > Ok, so we have reports of confusion on the mailing lists, usenet and >> > > IRC. Jordan, where can I pick up a set those blinders you have on? >> > >> > Chill, Albert. I think we've already established that a) It's the >> > newvers.sh "BETAness" that's really freaking people out and b) That >> > you've yet to supply any practical name alternative, you're just >> > whining about it at this point. >> >> I suggested "-PRERELEASE" as a more friendly alternative. > > I suppose we could just keep it X.Y-STABLE right up until newvers.sh > is changed and the X.(Y+1)-RELEASE tag is laid down immediately > afterwards... Obviously developers and others tracking -STABLE will > already know when we're in a "BETA" stage (since they're on the > appropriate mailing lists, or should be), others don't really need to > be "bothered" with that fact. You missed the need for the Y+1 bump for ports testing prior to release. Doing 4.2-stable -> 4.3-stable -> 4.3-release -> 4.3-stable doesn't make much sense. Next.. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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