Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 15:30:09 +0200 From: Erichans <erichanskrs@gmail.com> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Small addition to 14.1 Release Proces web page Message-ID: <CAM9dGPug7tGNZfwLgJYtYQYeagpSxOsK0Ted4%2B0YxbsDPVJD3w@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Hi, I have a suggestion to add to https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.1R/schedule/ at the Introduction section: -- Announcements of pre-releases, such as 14.1-BETA1 and 14.1-RC1, and available installation images are made on the <freebsd-stable> mailing list. 14.1-RELEASE will be announced on <freebsd-announce> and elsewhere. -- Maybe helpful because: - Avoids unnecessary failed probes such as "freebsd-update -r 14.1-RC1 upgrade" After the version jump of source: https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?h=releng/14.1&id=4de43de58f519f5c7a68925ecadc77cdf37f9f30 it may take some time until binaries have all been made available; because for example: https://cgit.freebsd.org/doc/commit/?id=af4faed610 - Emphasizes promotion and use of pre-release versions (and efficient use of FreeBSD mailing lists). It may well not be immediately clear to FreeBSD novices in general and users not familiar with -STABLE in particular, anxiously awaiting a pre-release version, that the stable mailing list is used for these announcements. - The FreeBSD Handbook currently does not mention that announcements of pre-releases are made on the stable mailing list. Kind regards, Eric [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Hi,</span><br></div><div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">I have a suggestion to add to</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.1R/schedule/">https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.1R/schedule/</a></span></p>; <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">at the Introduction section:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">--</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Announcements of pre-releases, such as 14.1-BETA1 and 14.1-RC1, and available installation images are made on the <freebsd-stable> mailing list. 14.1-RELEASE will be announced on <freebsd-announce> and elsewhere.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">--</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Maybe helpful because:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">- Avoids unnecessary failed probes such as "freebsd-update -r 14.1-RC1 upgrade"</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">After the version jump of source:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?h=releng/14.1&id=4de43de58f519f5c7a68925ecadc77cdf37f9f30">https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?h=releng/14.1&id=4de43de58f519f5c7a68925ecadc77cdf37f9f30</a></span></p>; <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">it may take some time until binaries have all been made available; because for example:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://cgit.freebsd.org/doc/commit/?id=af4faed610">https://cgit.freebsd.org/doc/commit/?id=af4faed610</a></span></p>; <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">- Emphasizes promotion and use of pre-release versions (and efficient use of FreeBSD mailing lists).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">It may well not be immediately clear to FreeBSD novices in general and users not familiar with -STABLE in particular, anxiously awaiting a pre-release version, that the stable mailing list is used for these announcements.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">- The FreeBSD Handbook currently does not mention that announcements of pre-releases are made on the stable mailing list.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Kind regards,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Eric</span></p></div></div>home | help
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