Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:14:25 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r41206 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq Message-ID: <201303141314.r2EDEPdC074415@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: eadler Date: Thu Mar 14 13:14:24 2013 New Revision: 41206 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/41206 Log: Update and modernize the version numbers used in the FAQ examples. Remove references to 7.x. Approved by: bcr (mentor) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Thu Mar 14 10:25:23 2013 (r41205) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Thu Mar 14 13:14:24 2013 (r41206) @@ -18,18 +18,12 @@ <!ENTITY rel2.releng "<symbol>RELENG_8</symbol>"> <!ENTITY rel2.relengdate "August 2009"> <!ENTITY rel2.packages "packages-8-stable"> -<!ENTITY rel3.current "7.4"> -<!ENTITY rel3.relx "7.<replaceable>X</replaceable>"> -<!ENTITY rel3.stable "<emphasis>7-STABLE</emphasis>"> -<!ENTITY rel3.releng "<symbol>RELENG_7</symbol>"> -<!ENTITY rel3.relengdate "October 2007"> -<!ENTITY rel3.packages "packages-7-stable"> ]> <book lang='en'> <bookinfo> <title>Frequently Asked Questions for &os; - &rel3.relx;, &rel2.relx;, and &rel.relx;</title> + &rel2.relx;, and &rel.relx;</title> <corpauthor>The &os; Documentation Project</corpauthor> @@ -78,10 +72,8 @@ <abstract> <para>This is the FAQ for &os; versions - &rel3.relx;, &rel2.relx; and &rel.relx;. - All entries are assumed to be - relevant to &os; &rel3.relx; and later, - unless otherwise noted. If you are interested in helping with + &rel2.relx; and &rel.relx;. + If you are interested in helping with this project, send email to the &a.doc;. The latest version of this document is always available from the <ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/index.html">&os; website</ulink>. @@ -98,7 +90,7 @@ <title>Introduction</title> <para>Welcome to the &os; - &rel3.relx; -, &rel2.relx; - and &rel.relx; - + &rel2.relx; - and &rel.relx; - FAQ!</para> <para>As is usual with Usenet FAQs, this document aims to cover the @@ -352,14 +344,15 @@ made from the &rel.stable; branch, and &rel2.relx; releases are made from the &rel2.stable; branch.</para> - <para>Up until the release of 8.0, the - &rel3.relx; series was the one known as - <emphasis>-STABLE</emphasis>. However, as of 8.0, the - &rel3.relx; branch will be designated for + <para>Up until the release of 9.0, the + &rel2.relx; series was the one known as + <emphasis>-STABLE</emphasis>. However, as of + &rel.head.relx;, the + &rel2.relx;. branch will be designated for an <quote>extended support</quote> status and receive only fixes for major problems, such as security-related fixes. There will be no more releases made from the - &rel3.stable; branch, and it is considered a + &rel2.stable; branch, and it is considered a <quote>legacy</quote> branch and most current work will only become a part of &rel.stable; and &rel2.stable;.</para> @@ -2604,7 +2597,7 @@ kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC -> i82 periodic updates on new entries.</para> <para>Most ports should work on the - &rel3.relx;, &rel2.relx;, and &rel.relx; branches. + &rel2.relx;, and &rel.relx; branches. Each time a &os; release is made, a snapshot of the ports tree at the time of release in also included in the <filename class="directory">ports/</filename> @@ -2629,15 +2622,6 @@ kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC -> i82 <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term>for &rel3.relx; -RELEASE/&rel3.stable;</term> - - <listitem> - <para><ulink - url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/&rel3.packages;/">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/&rel3.packages;</ulink></para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> <term>for &rel2.relx; -RELEASE/&rel2.stable;</term> <listitem> @@ -2710,7 +2694,7 @@ kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC -> i82 <qandaentry> <question id="ports-4x"> <para>Why can I not build this port on my - &rel3.relx; -, &rel2.relx; -, or + &rel2.relx; -, or &rel.relx; -STABLE machine?</para> </question> @@ -4517,8 +4501,8 @@ options SYSVMSG # enable for the same way as <emphasis>-PRERELEASE</emphasis>.)</para> <para>Long answer: &os; derives its releases from one of two - places. Major, dot-zero, releases, such as 7.0-RELEASE and - 8.0-RELEASE, are branched from the head of the development + places. Major, dot-zero, releases, such as 9.0-RELEASE + are branched from the head of the development stream, commonly referred to as <link linkend="current">-CURRENT</link>. Minor releases, such as 6.3-RELEASE or 5.2-RELEASE, have been snapshots of the @@ -8002,11 +7986,6 @@ hint.sio.7.irq="12"</programlisting> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>&rel3.releng; AKA - &rel3.stable;</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> <para>&rel2.releng; AKA &rel2.stable;</para> </listitem>
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