Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 17:23:26 -0600 From: Scott Long <scott_long@btc.adaptec.com> To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Updated 5.1 status Message-ID: <3EC572EE.2050501@btc.adaptec.com>
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As many have noticed, 5.1-BETA install and CDROM bits have been available from the ftp sites for ia32, pc98, and sparc64 for a little while now. The release engineering team had originally intended to give a formal announcement of these, but various delays got in the way and the announcement more-or-less fell by the wayside. You'll also note that there still isn't an Alpha build, though David O'Brien, Wilko Bulte, and Ruslan Ermilov have been working furiously to correct this. Given the high number of bugs that have been found in the BETA, and the high number of bugs that are still left to be fixed (see http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.1R/todo.html for details), we have decided to push the date of the RELENG_5_1 branch back by a week to May 27, and also cut a BETA2 on or around May 19. The BETA2 should give a fresh platform for testing, and also allow time for some more bugs to be fixed and features to be added. Testing on BETA1 is still encouraged, though please remember to check the mailing lists and update your system before reporting problems as many, many bugs have been identified and fixed in the last 10 days. I'd like to give a big thanks to everyone for finding and fixing bugs. The last few weeks have been hairy but things look to be on the upswing for a good 5.1 release. As always, everyone is encouraged to look at the 5.1-TODO list and pitch in if they can. The Release Engineering Team
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