Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 13:41:12 -0700 (MST) From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net>, Stephen Roome <steve@visint.co.uk>, stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: -current and -stable mailing lists Message-ID: <199703172041.NAA20680@rocky.mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <8785.858624268@time.cdrom.com> References: <l03010d00af533005c68e@[208.2.87.4]> <8785.858624268@time.cdrom.com>
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> b) Assuming that the answer to (a) is no and now you've got
> carte blanche to change things, what names would you choose
> to describe the 3 tracks of development (mostly quiescent,
> current release track, bleeding edge development) which you
> feel would most adequately convey their purpose to the
> layperson? Explain your rationale for each choice.
-stable (Released versions of FreeBSD, since any release has some
measure of stability)
-release (The 'next' release of FreeBSD)
-devel (What was once -current, now renamed to devel which reflect the
code on the 'HEAD' branch).
There might be some confusion on when to use -stable vs. -release, but
most questions would be appropriate for either, since most people run
the most recent release, so the question would be answered 'fixed in
-release'.
The big issue in my mind is how to differentiate 'released' vs. 'release
in progress'.
Nate
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