From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 10 11:06:04 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B78B37B401 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 11:06:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kurush.osdn.org.ua (external.osdn.org.ua [212.40.34.156]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F07A443FDD for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 11:06:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from never@kurush.osdn.org.ua) Received: from kurush.osdn.org.ua (never@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kurush.osdn.org.ua (8.12.6p2/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h5AI5t51093341; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:05:55 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from never@kurush.osdn.org.ua) Received: (from never@localhost) by kurush.osdn.org.ua (8.12.6p2/8.12.6/Submit) id h5AI5rPM093338; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:05:53 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from never) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:05:53 +0300 From: Alexandr Kovalenko To: Terry Lambert Message-ID: <20030610180553.GB91429@nevermind.kiev.ua> References: <000901c32eeb$4b15d4a0$0200000a@fireball> <3EE58CF9.4090B7D3@mindspring.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3EE58CF9.4090B7D3@mindspring.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i cc: Craig Reyenga cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Version Release numbers X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 18:06:04 -0000 Hello, Terry Lambert! On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 12:47:05AM -0700, you wrote: > Craig Reyenga wrote: > > Perhaps all odd major numbers should be considered development versions. 5.3 > > would instead be called 6.0, to signify that it is ready for general use by > > everyone. HEAD would change to 7.0-CURRENT, and the process would repeat, > > with 7.0-RELEASE thru 7.N-RELEASE (with "N" being the last development > > version) until the tree is then ready for 8.0, which would be of course > > marked "stable." > > The problem with this is you are very soon running version 99 > (or 100, if you want it stable). > > Historically, BSD has used odd minor numbers as new features, > and even minor numbers as stabilization. > > This was broken with 4.4, but that was because of the lawsuit, > not through any poor intent on anyone's part. Which one? What is was about? Can you provide more info? -- NEVE-RIPE, will build world for food Ukrainian FreeBSD User Group http://uafug.org.ua/