From owner-freebsd-www@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 17 02:10:07 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-www@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DB751065672 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:10:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5ABD28FC0C for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:10:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q5H2A74V083845 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:10:07 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q5H2A7Ij083844; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:10:07 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:10:07 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201206170210.q5H2A7Ij083844@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-www@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Mark Linimon Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D5B8106564A for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:02:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from linimon@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AAE198FC0C for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:02:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q5H22W27083193 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:02:32 GMT (envelope-from linimon@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from linimon@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q5H22Ws0083192; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:02:32 GMT (envelope-from linimon) Message-Id: <201206170202.q5H22Ws0083192@freefall.freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:02:32 GMT From: Mark Linimon To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: www/169169: [patch] rewrite text of Releases web page X-BeenThere: freebsd-www@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mark Linimon List-Id: FreeBSD Project Webmasters List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:10:07 -0000 >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; FreeBSD Releases -

For late-breaking news about FreeBSD, please visit -the Newsflash page.

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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.

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Releases are further classified by the length of time they will be +supported by the Security Officer into "Normal" and "Extended" releases.

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Documentation files for each release are + available for viewing in HTML format on the + Release Documentation page.

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Currently Supported Releases

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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 +Supported Releases section of the +FreeBSD Security Information +page. -

Current Release(s)

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Most Recent Release(s)

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Production Releases

Release &rel.current; (&rel.current.date;) Announcement : @@ -36,6 +56,7 @@ Errata

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Legacy Releases

Release &rel3.current; (&rel3.current.date;) Announcement : @@ -45,6 +66,14 @@ Errata

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Future Releases

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To see the schedule of upcoming releases, or + for more information about the release engineering process, please + visit the Release + Engineering section of this web site.

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The latest snapshots from our FreeBSD-STABLE and Getting FreeBSD for details.

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Supported Releases

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The current designation and estimated lifetimes of currently -supported releases can be found on the -FreeBSD -Security Information page.

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Future Releases

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We will continue to bring you new releases from both - our FreeBSD-STABLE and - FreeBSD-CURRENT - branches, both as developer's snapshots and as regular full releases.

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For more information about the release engineering process, - or to see a comprehensive schedule of upcoming releases, please - visit the Release - Engineering section of this web site.

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The release documentation files for FreeBSD-STABLE and - FreeBSD-CURRENT are available for viewing in HTML format on the - Release Documentation page. - These files are rebuilt periodically, and reflect the changing - state of FreeBSD's development.

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Past Releases

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Prior Releases Still Being Supported

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Prior Releases Which Have Reached EOL

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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 + +Unsupported Releases section of the +FreeBSD Security Information +page. + +

  • 8.0 (November 2009) Announcement: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: