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Date:      Sat, 25 Aug 2001 17:44:36 -0700
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Doug Reynolds <mav@wastegate.net>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net>
Subject:   Re: cvsup RELENG_4 = 4.4-RC1 ?
Message-ID:  <20010825174435.A86283@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <20010825232029.5416537B406@hub.freebsd.org>; from mav@wastegate.net on Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 07:18:30PM -0400
References:  <20010825232029.5416537B406@hub.freebsd.org>

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On Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 07:18:30PM -0400, Doug Reynolds wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Aug 2001 14:36:32 -0600, Duke Normandin wrote:
>=20
> >On Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 06:11:34PM +0300, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> >>=20
> >> Well, RELENG_4 is still technically - or might be considered ;) -
> >> 4.x-STABLE, although 4.4-RC is a better description.
> >> So yes, I guess you're right - the 4.4-RC1 snapshot of the 4.4-RC
> >> period of the RELENG_4 branch (whee..) is a better choice than
> >> any snapshot of the 4.3-STABLE period of the RELENG_4 branch..
> >> Okay, I'll shut up now :)
> >Not yet! ;^)
>=20
> >RELEASE; STABLE; CURRENT are intuitive and easily understood.
>=20
> >What do RELENG and RC means? Roman Catholic version? RELease ENGlish
> >version? I find it difficult to draw a parallel between these last
> >two and the other three above, as I suspect a lot of others do. L8r..
>=20
> RC means Release Canidate.  RELENG i am not sure of..  i could only
> guess senseless names

It refers to tags/branches created by the RELease ENGineer.

Kris

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