Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:27:04 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> Cc: stable@freebsd.org, current <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: HEADS UP: Release schedule for 2006 Message-ID: <20051216082704.GA52634@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <43A266E5.3080103@samsco.org> References: <43A266E5.3080103@samsco.org>
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On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 12:04:05AM -0700, Scott Long wrote: > All, > > The following is the approximate schedule for FreeBSD releases in 2006: > > Jan 30: Freeze RELENG_5 and RELENG_6 > Mar 20: Release FreeBSD 6.1 > Apr 3: Release FreeBSD 5.5 > Jun 12: Freeze RELENG_6 > Jul 31: Release FreeBSD 6.2 > Oct 23: Freeze RELENG_6 > Dec 11: Release FreeBSD 6.3 > > A 'freeze' means that the tree will be closed to changes except with > specific approval, and the focus will be on producing, testing, and > fixing release candidates. The release dates are targets that we hope > to make, but we will continue with the policy of only releasing once > all of the showstoppers are cleared, i.e. we will release when it is > ready. > > FreeBSD 5 > 5.5 will be the final release from the RELENG_5 tree. We are doing it > to provide support for users who have committed to FreeBSD 5 and who > need more time to transition to FreeBSD 6. However, in order to keep > forward progress with FreeBSD 6, we will produce this in parallel with > the 6.1 release, and thus it will not be our main focus. Users who are > using FreeBSD 5 are strongly encouraged to evaluate FreeBSD 6. After > this final release, the security team will provide security update > support through 2007. Sounds like an ambitious schedule... All my FBSD servers are at least up to 5.3; my laptop is happy at 5.4. I have what I believe to be a rationalquestion. Why should I go beyond v5.5? More to the point, why can't minor security tweaks be maintained indefinitely for 5.5? What will releases -6 and -7 offer that can;t reasonably be dropped into -5? gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix
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