Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 21:40:45 -0500 From: "sektie" <sektie@codersluts.net> To: Craig Reyenga <craig@craig.afraid.org>, <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Version Release numbers Message-ID: <20030610023926.M93443@codersluts.net> In-Reply-To: <000901c32eeb$4b15d4a0$0200000a@fireball> References: <000901c32eeb$4b15d4a0$0200000a@fireball>
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Perhaps it's just my lack of sleep, but that sounds a lot more complicated than the current method. The front page of FreeBSD's webpage clearly states what is the current release and such. Randi sektie@codersluts.net http://perlpimp.codersluts.net/ ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Craig Reyenga" <craig@craig.afraid.org> To: <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Sent: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 17:57:40 -0700 Subject: FreeBSD Version Release numbers > I was just wondering what people think of changing the FreeBSD > release numbering system. Here is my idea: > > -FreeBSD 4.X is stable right now. > -FreeBSD 5.0,5.1(maybe 5.2) are not-so-stable. > -FreeBSD 5.3 is supposed to be. > > Perhaps all odd major numbers should be considered development > versions. 5.3 would instead be called 6.0, to signify that it is > ready for general use by everyone. HEAD would change to 7.0-CURRENT, > and the process would repeat, with 7.0-RELEASE thru 7.N-RELEASE > (with "N" being the last development version) until the tree is then > ready for 8.0, which would be of course marked "stable." > > I think it is a good idea because I have seen a lot of confusion as > to which release people should be installing. Yes, they could > RTveryFineM, but some people just don't and I feel a numbering > system such as the one above would ease the headache a little. > > Just my $0.02, maybe worth $0.00 in this case. > > -Craig > > (Please note that I am merely thinking out loud, feel free not to > insult.) > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ------- End of Original Message -------
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