Date: Sat, 16 May 2020 20:45:53 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: "@lbutlr" <kremels@kreme.com> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD 12.0 end-of-life Message-ID: <20200516204553.a317afe4.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <355B9AC5-84F8-48A3-ABD2-14B43AECC9D7@kreme.com> References: <20200217231452.717FA1E820@freefall.freebsd.org> <CAFYkXjmZi1-MB6W0HsMx9gHek7Xg5heoSKKWkNTnw74dxRTwAw@mail.gmail.com> <20200218091959.b0220ac75bcfbbced91a5708@sohara.org> <CAFYkXjmWBUDyV3XKL1qwt=g0AUgDttDfOB6euKqJMAmOs-1Prw@mail.gmail.com> <CAPyFy2D4Dyq6P6sZZ70R1cG%2BNoVcv808sbQeSWTzTrNELnH8ew@mail.gmail.com> <CAFYkXjk=rpp_8nD=xGirghCLouRAsC-N%2BJJppMKDQN0aGKnKDw@mail.gmail.com> <D2835D98-3303-4DE7-A98D-82035535E18B@yuripv.me> <CAEJNuHycWihEj0_61bW2WBBU3vWmqQHKWKd3DqCXtLAD%2BWof5A@mail.gmail.com> <355B9AC5-84F8-48A3-ABD2-14B43AECC9D7@kreme.com>
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On Sat, 16 May 2020 12:07:30 -0600, @lbutlr wrote: > On 19 Feb 2020, at 01:52, Ottavio Caruso via freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> wrote: > > To a beginner and uninitiated like me, the way FreeBSD labels > > "stable", "release", "releng" and "current" is, at the very least, > > confusing. > > It might be sensible to have a prominent note along the lines > of “If you are wondering what to run, -RELEASE is the answer.” > > Because, really, anyone who wants stable or current should know > why they do. And how. > I agree the names are not the best. That is true; however there are historical reasons for the names, and their meaning is documented: In chapter 23 of The FreeBSD Handbook: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/current-stable.html And: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng/article.html https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/releng/release-proc.html -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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