Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 13:59:42 -0400 From: "Drew Derbyshire" <avatar+july2001@kew.com> To: <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: is "stable" "stable"? Message-ID: <006a01c113a1$404c7720$94cba8c0@xena> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0107230948450.75814-100000@snafu.adept.org>
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> > "[-RELEASE is] really just a ``snapshot'' from the -STABLE branch that > > we put on CDROM," > > Well, it is really a snapshot, that's true again. This statement is incorrect. And you state below why it's not true: > ... some amount of effort goes into ensuring the > 'snapshot' is release-quality (I.e. code freezes, etc.). It happens to be come off the -STABLE main branch, but it's no snapshot. It has code freezes, tracking of specific issues, multiple release candidates, and other release activities that give its quality. People do expect issues found in RC 1 to be fixed in RC 2, and so on. When it's cut, the release is believed good. This is completely different attitude from an arbitrary snapshot, even if many of the people doing the release don't realize it. -ahd- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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