Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 03:27:08 -0500 From: Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org> To: matti k <mattik@gwsit.com.au> Cc: FreeBSD Release Engineering Team <re@freebsd.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [HEADS-UP] Quick update to 14.0-RELEASE schedule Message-ID: <C3D0B69D-2A0A-47AB-9BF1-6DD49F05B3C0@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20231115183857.2c728fa5@ws1.wobblyboot.net> References: <20231115183857.2c728fa5@ws1.wobblyboot.net>
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Well, today is your yesterday, so we might not be ready for another more tom= orrows your time, yesterdays, my time. Or something. Glen Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity and/or typos. > On Nov 15, 2023, at 2:39 AM, matti k <mattik@gwsit.com.au> wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BFOn Wed, 15 Nov 2023 04:52:31 +0000 > Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org> wrote: >=20 >>>> Ok. I do not know what exactly is your point, but releases are >>>> never official until there is a PGP-signed email sent. The email >>>> is intended for the general public of consumers of official >>>> releases, not "yeah, but"s. >>>>=20 >=20 >> That does not say that the freebsd-update bits will not change *until* >> the official release announcement has been sent. >>=20 >> In my past 15 years involved in the Project, I think we have been very >> clear on that. >>=20 >> A RELEASE IS NOT FINAL UNTIL THE PGP-SIGNED ANNOUNCEMENT IS SENT. >>=20 >> I mean, c'mon, dude. >>=20 >> We really, seriously, for all intents and purposes, cannot be any more >> clear than that. >>=20 >> So, yes, *IF* an update necessitates a new freebsd-update build, what >> you are running is *NOT* official. >>=20 >> For at least 15 years, we have all said the same entire thing. >=20 > Here I have been tracking 14.0 release candidates >=20 > Reminds me of when slashdot would announce a new release days before it > was actually released and then someone would remind them of that >=20 > I am using an Australian mirror so will probably need to wait an extra > day to be on the safe side :-) >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20
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