Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:30:51 -0600 From: "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org Subject: Security Officer-supported branches update Message-ID: <20041231183051.GA1615@lum.celabo.org>
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--fUYQa+Pmc3FrFX/N Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Everyone, The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have been updated to reflect recent EoL (end-of-life) events. The new list is below and at <URL: http://www.freebsd.org/security/ >. FreeBSD 5.2.1 has `expired' and is no longer supported effective January 1, 2005. Also note that FreeBSD 4.9 ceased to be supported on November 1, 2004, while FreeBSD 4.8 will continue to be supported until March 31, 2005. If you are running FreeBSD 4.9, it is recommended that you upgrade to FreeBSD 4.10 or to the soon-to-be-released FreeBSD 4.11. If you are running FreeBSD 5.2.1, it is recommended that you upgrade to FreeBSD 5.3. [Excerpt from http://www.freebsd.org/security/ follows] FreeBSD Security Advisories The FreeBSD Security Officer provides security advisories for several branches of FreeBSD development. These are the -STABLE Branches and the Security Branches. (Advisories are not issued for the -CURRENT Branch.) * There is usually only a single -STABLE branch, although during the transition from one major development line to another (such as from FreeBSD 4.x to 5.x), there is a time span in which there are two -STABLE branches. The -STABLE branch tags have names like RELENG_4. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE. * Each FreeBSD Release has an associated Security Branch. The Security Branch tags have names like RELENG_4_10. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE-p5. Each branch is supported by the Security Officer for a limited time only, and is designated as one of `Early adopter', `Normal', or `Extended'. The designation is used as a guideline for determining the lifetime of the branch as follows. Early adopter Releases which are published from the -CURRENT branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 6 months after the release. Normal Releases which are published from the -STABLE branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 12 months after the release. Extended Selected releases will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 24 months after the release. The current designation and estimated lifetimes of the currently supported branches are given below. The Estimated EoL (end-of-life) column gives the earliest date on which that branch is likely to be dropped. Please note that these dates may be extended into the future, but only extenuating circumstances would lead to a branch's support being dropped earlier than the date listed. +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |-----------+------------+--------+----------------+----------------| |RELENG_4 |n/a |n/a |n/a |January 31,2007 | |-----------+------------+--------+----------------+----------------| |RELENG_4_8 |4.8-RELEASE |Extended|April 3, 2003 |March 31, 2005 | |-----------+------------+--------+----------------+----------------| |RELENG_4_10|4.10-RELEASE|Extended|May 27, 2004 |May 31, 2006 | |-----------+------------+--------+----------------+----------------| |RELENG_5 |n/a |n/a |n/a |October 31, 2006| |-----------+------------+--------+----------------+----------------| |RELENG_5_3 |5.3-RELEASE |Extended|November 6, 2004|October 31, 2006| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ Older releases are not maintained and users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to one of the supported releases mentioned above. [End excerpt] Cheers, --=20 Jacques A Vidrine / NTT/Verio nectar@celabo.org / jvidrine@verio.net / nectar@FreeBSD.org --fUYQa+Pmc3FrFX/N Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (Darwin) iD8DBQFB1ZrbFdaIBMps37IRAlA9AJ9XY69s/D15isX9FQTKuSF7byeA1wCeMxJm eNybXG5WM1MgWMbwCyGMvh4= =B3r7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --fUYQa+Pmc3FrFX/N--
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