Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:11:54 -0500 (EST) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: TM4526@aol.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: difference between releases Message-ID: <200411081511.iA8FBsP06168@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <e0.5efa764.2ec0c6eb@aol.com> from "TM4526@aol.com" at Nov 08, 2004 07:56:11 AM
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> > In a message dated 11/8/04 5:46:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, > keramida@ceid.upatras.gr writes: > >Releases are fixed points in time. They are marked on their respective > branch > >of development and that's it. A x.y-RELEASE version is effectively a > symbolic > >name for a specific moment in time. > Wow, thats what a "snapshot" used to be. How discouraging. A release is a snapshot - just one that everything (including most ports, although since the release team may not have control over all ports, some may fall by the wayside) has been brought up to that point of development and generaly checked out at that point. A mere snapshot that is not a release is just the current (momentary) development collection without necessarily making sure everything is at any particular level. How discouraging for you not to understand that. ////jerry
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