Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 18:58:26 +0000 (UTC) From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r39180 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases Message-ID: <201207061858.q66IwQxG077322@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: gjb Date: Fri Jul 6 18:58:26 2012 New Revision: 39180 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39180 Log: Updates and improvements to the releases index page. PR: 169169 Submitted by: linimon Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/index.sgml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/index.sgml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/index.sgml Fri Jul 6 08:29:03 2012 (r39179) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/index.sgml Fri Jul 6 18:58:26 2012 (r39180) @@ -10,12 +10,33 @@ &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 looking for +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.</p> <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 +57,7 @@ the <A HREF="&base;/news/newsflash.html" <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 +67,13 @@ the <A HREF="&base;/news/newsflash.html" <a href="&u.rel3.errata;">Errata</a> </em></p> +<a name="future"></A> +<h2>Future Releases</h2> + + <p>For 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> page.</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 @@ branches are 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 +104,19 @@ Security Information</a> page.</p> <a href="8.1R/errata.html">Errata</a> </em> </li> +</ul> +<a name="prior-unsupported"></A> +<h2>Prior Releases Which Have Reached End-Of-Life</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.</p> + +<ul> <li><b>8.0</b> (November 2009) <em> <a href="8.0R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
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