Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 17:19:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Chris Readle <patterner@rocketmail.com> To: Andrew Kozak <akozak@richardflanagan.com.au>, "freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org" <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 4.9 ? Message-ID: <20031007001937.22645.qmail@web40609.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <3F81F6E5.000001.01832@akozak>
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I think I understand what he's asking. I'm a FreeBSD newb, but I think I understand this point well enough to answer his question. At this precise present moment, 4.9 is not -STABLE, but it was prior to the code freeze. At the current moment, I'd guess you could say that there technically is *no* -STABLE. It's currently in a transitional phase, after which it will become 4.9-RELEASE. Now, I presume at that point, that there will be a lull while any remaining issues with 4.9 -RELEASE are cleared up, after which, 5.1-CURRENT will become 5.1-STABLE and development will be branched again to begin on 6.0-CURRENT. All this assumes that they don't continue to develop the 4-STABLE line by having the versioning continue with 4.9.1-STABLE with 5.1 remaining the -CURRENT. But in either case, 4.9 will be the most current -RELEASE. Again, FreeBSD newb here, but that seems to be the way things have worked in the past. chris --- Andrew Kozak <akozak@richardflanagan.com.au> wrote: > > hrmmmmzzzzzzzzz > > Perhaps I should use a more simple approach, as I feel I have been > misquoted > > > Obviously, I was referring to 4.9-STABLE, I actually run 4.8-STABLE, and > have read the handbook, including chapter 21, I was not after the > difference > between -STABLE -CURRENT -RELEASE, I was actually referring to the link > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.9R/schedule.html which states that the > tree will 'unfreeze' at the end of September. As we are now in October, > and > I think the system is the greatest to be developed, I am curious to see > if 4 > 9 has been labelled (if that's the right word) as 4.9-STABLE, as I have > read > that when a release (as in 4.8 / 4.9 not in -RELEASE) becomes -STABLE, > that > is the time top fire up cvsup and make/buildworld. As I had mentioned in > my > earlier communication, I found some nice suprises when I upgraded from > 4.7 > to 4.8, (just happened to start on a 4.7 disc, then cvsup to 4.8), and > am > looking forward to seeing what 4.9 might bring. So, I was wondering if > anybody knew anything about 4.9-STABLE. :) > > Regards > Andrew Kozak > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. > Date: Monday, 06 October 2003 11:21:22 PM > To: Psyche101 > Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: 4.9 ? > > Psyche101 wrote: > > <snip> > > >I know of some people who have > >installed 4.9 PreRelease, does anybody know if -STABLE is up and > >running, can't wait to upgrade.:) > > > >Andrew Kozak > > > > > Um, -STABLE is, well, "stable", and "up", and "running" > on a half-million to a million boxes or so. > > And the people with 4.9 Pre-release? They've already > upgraded. Look into Chapter 21 in the handbook. > You can upgrade 'til your heart's content... :-) > > Kevin Kinsey > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > .> _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
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