From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 2 03:20:17 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1146A16A4CE for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 03:20:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD8B843FE5 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 03:20:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hB2BKEFY052412 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 03:20:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id hB2BKEFX052411; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 03:20:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 03:20:14 -0800 (PST) Resent-Message-Id: <200312021120.hB2BKEFX052411@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Wolfram Schneider Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3415A16A4CF for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 03:11:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from baerenklau.de.freebsd.org (baerenklau.de.freebsd.org [195.185.195.14]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D84143FA3 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 03:11:05 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wosch@FreeBSD.org) Received: from baerenklau.de.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) hB2BDOqx077857 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:13:24 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wosch@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from uucp@localhost)hB2BDOdW077856 for FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:13:24 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wosch@FreeBSD.org) Received: from kuckuck.panke.de.freebsd.org (kuckuck.panke.de.freebsd.org [10.0.0.3])hB2BAfcm000243 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:10:41 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wosch@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from wosch@localhost) by kuckuck.panke.de.freebsd.org (8.12.10/8.11.6) id hB2BBMub002127; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:11:22 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wosch) Message-Id: <200312021111.hB2BBMub002127@kuckuck.panke.de.freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:11:22 +0100 (CET) From: Wolfram Schneider To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/59900: out of date README.txt and .message files at ftp.freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Wolfram Schneider List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 11:20:17 -0000 >Number: 59900 >Category: docs >Synopsis: out of date README.txt and .message files at ftp.freebsd.org >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Dec 02 03:20:14 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Wolfram Schneider >Release: >Organization: >Environment: Many README.txt and .message files at the FreeBSD ftp server ftp.freebsd.org are out of date - ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ mention dead releases "3.5.1-RELEASE" and "4.2-RELEASE" - ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/README.TXT claimes that 4.7 is the latest release: [...] The official FreeBSD releases. The latest releases are: releases/i386/4.7-RELEASE releases/alpha/4.7-RELEASE [...] - ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/ alot of dead and no longer available FreeBSD releases: These are packages for the i386 architecture. Here are brief descriptions of each subdirectory. packages-2.2-stable: The last snapshot of packages for FreeBSD-2.2-stable, built in January 1999. packages-2.2.8: Packages for FreeBSD 2.2.8-release. packages-3.5-release: Packages for FreeBSD 3.5-release. packages-4-stable: Packages for FreeBSD-4-stable. Updated weekly. packages-4.1-release: Packages for FreeBSD 4.1-release. packages-4.1.1-release: Packages for FreeBSD 4.1.1-release. packages-4.2-release: Packages for FreeBSD 4.2-release. packages-4.3-release: Packages for FreeBSD 4.3-release. packages-4.4-release: Packages for FreeBSD 4.4-release. *packages-5-current: Packages for FreeBSD-5-current. Updated weekly. (* - packages-5-current is currently unavailable .. sorry for the inconvenience) >Description: >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: