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Date:      Fri, 6 Apr 2001 20:13:30 -0700 (MST)
From:      "Chad R. Larson" <chad@DCFinc.com>
To:        sjt@cisco.com (Steve Tremblett)
Cc:        freebsd@bolingbroke.com, sjt@cisco.com, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Further question Re: cvsupped to RELENG_4 but got 4.3-RC
Message-ID:  <200104070313.UAA21563@freeway.dcfinc.com>
In-Reply-To: <200104051827.OAA04621@sjt-u10.cisco.com> from Steve Tremblett at "Apr 5, 1 02:27:42 pm"

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As I recall, Steve Tremblett wrote:
> So a minor release happens when bugfixes reach a critical mass?  Are
> there any actual new features in 4.3 or simply fixes on top of
> 4.2-RELEASE?  Do features from -CURRENT get migrated in if they are
> deemed stable enough to ship?

The releases happen more or less on a calendar schedule, not by the
amount of accumulated changes.  There have been about 3 per year.

This allows revenue stream from subscriptions, and a sense that
progress is being made.

And, yes, features do migrate from -CURRENT if deemed safe enough
and if there is enough demand.  You'll see the phrase MFC on some
changes to the -STABLE branch; that stands for "Merged From Current".

	-crl
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