Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 19:41:25 -0800 (PST) From: -Vince- <vince@apollo.COSC.GOV> To: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> Cc: julian@ref.tfs.com, jc@irbs.com, current@FreeBSD.org, FAQ@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1 update Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951101194018.15405D-100000@apollo.COSC.GOV> In-Reply-To: <199511011605.RAA17313@keltia.freenix.fr>
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On Wed, 1 Nov 1995, Ollivier Robert wrote: > It seems that -Vince- said: > > > At some point after 2.1, -CURRENT will probably become 2.3-CURRENT and > > > -STABLE will be 2.2-STABLE to end up with 2.2-RELEASE and so on. > > > > So what you are saying is that -release is really just -current > > at some point? and -stable is just really -current before a -release? > > Not really. > > What we have *now* is: > > * 2.1-STABLE will become 2.1-RELEASE > * 2.2-CURRENT aka "the Bleeding Edge(tm)". Yes, but won't people in 2.1-RELEASE when it comes out be supping -CURRENT once again? > What we will [probably] have is > > * 2.2-CURRENT become 2.2-STABLE after 2.1-RELEASE is out. It is intended to > be 2.2-RELEASE one day. > > When 2.2-STABLE begins its life, 2.3-CURRENT will begin and so on. > > Note as I'm not part of the core team so what is above are only my > thoughts, they may want to change the numbers :-) Oh okay, it seems like everyone has a different way of explaining this =) Cheers, -Vince- vince@COSC.GOV - GUS Mailing Lists Admin UC Berkeley AstroPhysics - Electrical Engineering (Honorary B.S.) Chabot Observatory & Science Center - Board of Advisors Running FreeBSD - Real UN*X for Free! Linda Wong/Vivian Chow/Hacken Lee/Danny Chan Fan Club Mailiing Lists Admin
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