Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:02:32 GMT From: Mark Linimon <linimon@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: www/169169: [patch] rewrite text of Releases web page Message-ID: <201206170202.q5H22Ws0083192@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201206170210.q5H2A7Ij083844@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 169169 >Category: www >Synopsis: [patch] rewrite text of Releases web page >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-www >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Jun 17 02:10:07 UTC 2012 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Mark Linimon >Release: FreeBSD 9.0-STABLE i386 >Organization: FreeBSD >Environment: N/A >Description: The releases page is badly in need of a rewrite. It is cluttered, it introduces details before general concepts (if it bothers to introduce the general concepts in the first place), and it assumes that a reader is most interested in how release engineering works, rather than "which version of FreeBSD should I download." What's there is not so much "wrong" as "poorly organized." Test render without css and images: http://people.freebsd.org/~linimon/www/en/releases/index.html Current page for comparison: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/index.html >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: NB: some whitespace sins are preserved for diff reduction. Index: index.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/FreeBSD/dcvs/www/en/releases/index.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.134 diff -u -r1.134 index.sgml --- index.sgml 18 Apr 2012 16:53:26 -0000 1.134 +++ index.sgml 13 Jun 2012 00:27:09 -0000 @@ -10,12 +10,32 @@ &header; <img alt="FreeBSD Releases" src="../gifs/releases.jpg" height="200" width="300" align="right" border="0"> -<p><em>For late-breaking news about FreeBSD, please visit -the <A HREF="&base;/news/newsflash.html">Newsflash</A> page.</em></p> +<p>FreeBSD releases are classified into "Production Releases" and "Legacy +Releases". The former are best suited to users wishing the latest new +features; the latter are for users wishing to stay with a more conservative +upgrade strategy.</p> + +<p>Releases are further classified by the length of time they will be +supported by the Security Officer into "Normal" and "Extended" releases.</p> + + <p>Documentation files for each release are + available for viewing in HTML format on the + <a HREF="&base;/relnotes.html">Release Documentation</a> page.</p> + +<a name="supported-releases"></A> +<h2>Currently Supported Releases</h2> + +<p>Complete information about the release date, the classifcation type, +and the estimated End-Of-Life (EOL) for currently supported releases +can be found on the <a href="&base;/security/security.html#sup"> +Supported Releases</a> section of the +<a href="&base;/security/security.html">FreeBSD Security Information</a> +page. <a name="current"></A> -<h2>Current Release(s)</h2> +<h2>Most Recent Release(s)</h2> +<h3>Production Releases</h3> <p><b>Release &rel.current;</b> (&rel.current.date;) <em> <a href="&u.rel.announce;">Announcement</a> : @@ -36,6 +56,7 @@ <a href="&u.rel2.errata;">Errata</a> </em></p> +<h3>Legacy Releases</h3> <p><b>Release &rel3.current;</b> (&rel3.current.date;) <em> <a href="&u.rel3.announce;">Announcement</a> : @@ -45,6 +66,14 @@ <a href="&u.rel3.errata;">Errata</a> </em></p> +<a name="future"></A> +<h2>Future Releases</h2> + + <p>To see the schedule of upcoming releases, or + for more information about the release engineering process, please + visit the <a href="&base;/releng/index.html">Release + Engineering</a> section of this web site.</p> + <p>The latest snapshots from our <A HREF="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/current-stable.html#STABLE">FreeBSD-STABLE</A> and <A @@ -53,35 +82,8 @@ also available. Please see <A HREF="../where.html">Getting FreeBSD</A> for details.</p> -<a name="supported-branches"></A> -<h2>Supported Releases</h2> - -<p>The current designation and estimated lifetimes of currently -supported releases can be found on the -<a href="&base;/security/security.html#sup">FreeBSD -Security Information</a> page.</p> - -<a name="future"></A> -<h2>Future Releases</h2> - - <p>We will continue to bring you new releases from both - our <A HREF="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/current-stable.html#STABLE">FreeBSD-STABLE</A> and - <A HREF="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/current-stable.html#CURRENT">FreeBSD-CURRENT</A> - branches, both as developer's snapshots and as regular full releases.</p> - - <p>For more information about the release engineering process, - or to see a comprehensive schedule of upcoming releases, please - visit the <a href="&base;/releng/index.html">Release - Engineering</a> section of this web site.</p> - - <p>The release documentation files for FreeBSD-STABLE and - FreeBSD-CURRENT are available for viewing in HTML format on the - <a HREF="&base;/relnotes.html">Release Documentation</a> page. - These files are rebuilt periodically, and reflect the changing - state of FreeBSD's development.</p> - -<a name="past"></A> -<h2>Past Releases</h2> +<a name="prior-supported"></A> +<h2>Prior Releases Still Being Supported</h2> <ul> <li><b>8.2</b> (February 2011) <em> @@ -102,7 +104,20 @@ <a href="8.1R/errata.html">Errata</a> </em> </li> +</ul> + +<a name="prior-unsupported"></A> +<h2>Prior Releases Which Have Reached EOL</h2> +<p>Complete historical information about the release date, the classification +type, and the effective End-Of-Life (EOL) for these releases may be found +on the +<a href="&base;/security/security.html#unsup"> +Unsupported Releases</a> section of the +<a href="&base;/security/security.html">FreeBSD Security Information</a> +page. + +<ul> <li><b>8.0</b> (November 2009) <em> <a href="8.0R/announce.html">Announcement</a>: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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