From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 28 12:32:51 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D957D16A417 for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:32:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (lurza.secnetix.de [IPv6:2001:1b20:1:3::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4271913C461 for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:32:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id lASCWUjB037115; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:32:37 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id lASCWSek037114; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:32:28 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from olli) Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:32:28 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: <200711281232.lASCWSek037114@lurza.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, soralx@cydem.org In-Reply-To: <20071126210924.389ae9ea@freen0de> X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-chat User-Agent: tin/1.8.3-20070201 ("Scotasay") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/6.2-STABLE-20070808 (i386)) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.1.2 (lurza.secnetix.de [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:32:38 +0100 (CET) Cc: Subject: Re: 6.3 Pre-Release X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, soralx@cydem.org List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:32:51 -0000 soralx@cydem.org wrote: > > > What is the CVS tag for 6[.2]-STABLE then? > > Hi, I think that the tag for 6.2 is RELENG_6, revise handbook. > > nope, 'src-all tag=RELENG_6' with cvsup updated everything to > 6.3-PRERELEASE... All of that is explained in the handbook. The cvs tag of 6.2-RELEASE is RELENG_6_2_0_RELEASE. It never changes, so it doesn't make sense to update to it once you have it. The cvs tag of the 6.2 security branch (sometimes referred to as "6.2-stable", although this is a rather confusing name) is RELENG_6_2. It does mainly include security fixes only, but no bug fixes (except maybe very critical ones), and no new features. The cvs tag of the stable branch ("6-stable") is RELENG_6. It includes all bug fixes and new stuff merged from -current. When ever a new release is made, a new security "sub-branch" is created off the stable branch. If you followed -stable so far (i.e. RELENG_6), I suggest you continue to do so, especially if you don't have any problems so far. Just wait for 6.3-Release to become available, and then you can decide whether you stay with the 6.3 security branch (which will be RELENG_6_3) or continue to track 6-stable, or even jump on the FreeBSD 7 train. Going back to the 6.2 security branch would be a step backwards. Don't do that unless you have problems that would be fixed by that step. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd "When your hammer is C++, everything begins to look like a thumb." -- Steve Haflich, in comp.lang.c++