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Date:      Fri, 9 Dec 2016 22:22:49 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org>
To:        doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r49718 - in head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs: . releases releng
Message-ID:  <201612092222.uB9MMnuB098658@repo.freebsd.org>

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Author: wblock
Date: Fri Dec  9 22:22:49 2016
New Revision: 49718
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49718

Log:
  Update release information on website.
  
  PR:		213522
  Submitted by:	linimon
  Approved by:	gjb
  Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D8744

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/index.xml
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releng/index.xml
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/relnotes.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/index.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/index.xml	Fri Dec  9 00:25:53 2016	(r49717)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/index.xml	Fri Dec  9 22:22:49 2016	(r49718)
@@ -15,15 +15,11 @@
     <body class="navinclude.download">
       <img alt="FreeBSD Releases" src="../gifs/releases.jpg" height="200" width="300" align="right" border="0"/>
 
-  <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
+  <p>FreeBSD releases are classified into <i>Production Releases</i> and
+    <i>Legacy Releases</i>.  Production releases are best suited to users looking
+    for the latest new features.  Legacy releases 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>
@@ -31,8 +27,8 @@
   <a name="supported-releases"></a>
   <h2>Currently Supported Releases</h2>
 
-  <p>Complete information about the release date, the classification
-    type, and the estimated End-Of-Life (EOL) for currently supported
+  <p>Complete information about the release date
+    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
@@ -126,7 +122,7 @@
 
     <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
+      these releases can be found on the <a
 	href="&base;/security/unsupported.html">Unsupported
 	Releases</a> section of the <a
 	href="&base;/security/security.html">FreeBSD Security

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releng/index.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releng/index.xml	Fri Dec  9 00:25:53 2016	(r49717)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releng/index.xml	Fri Dec  9 22:22:49 2016	(r49718)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     engineering process.</p>
 
   <ul>
-    <!--<li><a href="#schedule">Upcoming Release Schedule</a></li>-->
+    <li><a href="#schedule">Upcoming Release Schedule</a></li>
     <li><a href="#freeze">Code Freeze Status</a></li>
     <li><a href="&base;/releng/charter.html">Charter for the Release
 	Engineering Team</a></li>
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@
     -->
   </ul>
 
-  <!--
   <h2><a name="schedule" id="schedule">Upcoming Release Schedule</a></h2>
 
   <p>NOTE: Release dates are approximate and may be subject to
     schedule slippage.</p>
 
+  <p>As of 2016-12-09, the next release has not yet been
+    announced.</p>
+  <!-- 20161014 until announced
   <table class="tblbasic">
     <tr>
       <th>Date</th>
@@ -60,11 +62,13 @@
 
   <h2><a name="freeze" id="freeze">Code-Freeze Status</a></h2>
 
-  <p>The following table lists the code freeze status for the major
+  <!-- cf https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/svnadmin/conf/approvers?view=log -->
+
+  <p>This table lists the code freeze status for major
     branches of the <tt>src/</tt> subtree of the FreeBSD Subversion
     repository.  Commits to any branch listed as "frozen" must first
     be reviewed and approved by the relevant contact party.  The
-    status of other subtrees such as <tt>ports/</tt> and <tt>doc/</tt>,
+    status of other subtrees such as <tt>ports/</tt> and <tt>doc/</tt>
     is also provided below.</p>
 
   <table class="tblbasic">
@@ -443,7 +447,7 @@
       <td><tt>doc/</tt></td>
       <td>Open</td>
       <td>&contact.doc;</td>
-      <td>SGML/XML based documentation set.</td>
+      <td>DocBook XML-based documentation set.</td>
     </tr>
   </table>
 
@@ -453,8 +457,8 @@
     <li><p><a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/releng/index.html">FreeBSD
 	  Release Engineering</a><br/>
 
-	  <small>Describes the approach used by the FreeBSD release
-	    engineering team to make production quality releases of the
+	  <small>This document details the approach used by the FreeBSD release
+	    engineering team to make production-quality releases of the
 	    FreeBSD Operating System. It describes the tools available
 	    for those interested in producing customized FreeBSD releases
 	    for corporate rollouts or commercial
@@ -508,13 +512,12 @@
   <h2><a name="old" id="old">Old Releases</a></h2>
 
   <p>The &os; Project does not maintain a complete
-    archive of old release ISO images but many
+    archive of old release ISO images, but many
     of them are available at <a
     href="ftp://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/">;
     ftp://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/</a>.</p>;
 
-  <p>If you are unable to find an FTP mirror that still contains the
-    release you are looking for, then you can email CD-ROM vendors to
-    see if they have any old releases available.</p>
+  <p>Older releases that are no longer present on any FTP mirror might
+    still be available from CD-ROM vendors.</p>
   </body>
 </html>

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/relnotes.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/relnotes.xml	Fri Dec  9 00:25:53 2016	(r49717)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/relnotes.xml	Fri Dec  9 22:22:49 2016	(r49718)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         release.</li>
     </ul>
 
-    <p>Of the files listed above, the release notes, hardware notes, and
+    <p>The release notes, hardware notes, and
     installation instructions are customized for each architecture
     supported by FreeBSD.</p>
 
@@ -45,24 +45,24 @@
     <p>The release documentation for each -RELEASE version of FreeBSD
       (for example, &rel.current;-RELEASE) can be found on the
       <a href="releases/index.html">releases</a> page of
-      the FreeBSD Web site, as well as its mirrors.</p>
+      the FreeBSD web site and on mirror sites.</p>
 
-    <p>These files (usually in both HTML and text forms) can be found
-      in the top-level directory of each distribution (whether on
-      CD-ROM, an FTP site, or the install floppy disks).</p>
+    <p>These files are located
+      in the top-level directory of each distribution.  Both
+      HTML and text forms are usually provided.</p>
 
-    <h2>Snapshot versions of FreeBSD</h2>
+    <h2>Snapshot Versions of FreeBSD</h2>
 
-    <p>The release documentation files for snapshots can generally be
-      found in the top-level directory of each snapshot.</p>
+    <p>The release documentation files for snapshots are generally
+      in the top-level directory of each snapshot.</p>
 
     <h2>Documentation for -CURRENT and -STABLE</h2>
 
-    <p>Automatically-generated HTML versions of the release
+    <p>HTML versions of the release
       documentation for FreeBSD -CURRENT and FreeBSD -STABLE are
-      available on the FreeBSD Web site.  These documents are
-      continually changing; the versions on the Web site are rebuilt
-      at the same time that the rest of the Web site is updated.</p>
+      available on the FreeBSD web site.  These documents are
+      continually changing and automatically generated. The versions on the web site are rebuilt
+      at the same time that the rest of the web site is updated.</p>
 
     <h3>FreeBSD -CURRENT Release Documentation</h3>
 
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@
       <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/CURRENT/errata/index.html">Errata</a></li>
     </ul>
 
+    <h3>FreeBSD 11-STABLE Release Documentation</h3>
+
+    <ul>
+      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/11-STABLE/readme/index.html">README</a></li>
+
+      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/11-STABLE/relnotes/index.html">Release Notes</a></li>
+
+      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/11-STABLE/hardware/index.html">Hardware Notes</a></li>
+
+      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/11-STABLE/errata/index.html">Errata</a></li>
+    </ul>
+
     <h3>FreeBSD 10-STABLE Release Documentation</h3>
 
     <ul>



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