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Date:      Sun, 26 Aug 2001 05:19:33 -0600
From:      Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Cc:        Freebsd Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: cvsup RELENG_4 = 4.4-RC1 ?
Message-ID:  <20010826051932.A156587@mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca>
In-Reply-To: <20010825174435.A86283@xor.obsecurity.org>; from "Kris Kennaway" on Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 05:44:36PM
References:  <20010825232029.5416537B406@hub.freebsd.org> <20010825174435.A86283@xor.obsecurity.org>

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On Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 05:44:36PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 07:18:30PM -0400, Doug Reynolds wrote:
> > On Sat, 25 Aug 2001 14:36:32 -0600, Duke Normandin wrote:
> > 
> > >On Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 06:11:34PM +0300, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> > >> 
> > >> Well, RELENG_4 is still technically - or might be considered ;) -
> > >> 4.x-STABLE, although 4.4-RC is a better description.
> > >> So yes, I guess you're right - the 4.4-RC1 snapshot of the 4.4-RC
> > >> period of the RELENG_4 branch (whee..) is a better choice than
> > >> any snapshot of the 4.3-STABLE period of the RELENG_4 branch..
> > >> Okay, I'll shut up now :)
> > >Not yet! ;^)
> > 
> > >RELEASE; STABLE; CURRENT are intuitive and easily understood.
> > 
> > >What do RELENG and RC means? Roman Catholic version? RELease ENGlish
> > >version? I find it difficult to draw a parallel between these last
> > >two and the other three above, as I suspect a lot of others do. L8r..
> > 
> > RC means Release Canidate.  RELENG i am not sure of..  i could only
> > guess senseless names
> 
> It refers to tags/branches created by the RELease ENGineer.
> 
> Kris

duh... why couldn't / didn't *I* think of that one? ;^)
Thanks....
-- 
-duke
Calgary, Alberta, Canada


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