From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 8 15:32:37 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB83316A4CE for ; Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:32:37 +0000 (GMT) Received: from imo-d23.mx.aol.com (imo-d23.mx.aol.com [205.188.139.137]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 408CE43D5A for ; Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:32:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from TM4526@aol.com) Received: from TM4526@aol.com by imo-d23.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id d.62.4770d826 (4254); Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:32:04 -0500 (EST) From: TM4526@aol.com Message-ID: <62.4770d826.2ec0eb74@aol.com> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:32:04 EST To: jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5114 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 cc: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: difference between releases X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 15:32:38 -0000 In a message dated 11/8/04 10:12:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu writes: > > 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. Its "discouraging", because a "Release" should be " a completed set of features that have been tested and thought to be bug-free" Thats what a release is for a real product, and perhaps is the reason why so many people are confused?