From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri May 3 14:23:39 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from violet.metron.com (indigo.metron.com [192.160.193.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67A8937B41A; Fri, 3 May 2002 14:23:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from violet.metron.com (localhost.metron.com [127.0.0.1]) by violet.metron.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g43LNTp12307; Fri, 3 May 2002 14:23:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lou@violet.metron.com) Received: (from lou@localhost) by violet.metron.com (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id g43LNTnS012304; Fri, 3 May 2002 14:23:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lou) Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 14:23:29 -0700 From: Lou Katz To: JJ Behrens Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Difference between RELENG_* and RELENG_*_BP Message-ID: <20020503142329.A12265@metron.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 11:15:58AM -0700, JJ Behrens wrote: > > The online documentation for PHP allows users to post comments at the end of > every page of the online documentation. Often times, these comments serve to > enlighten others about various quirks of the libraries. Perhaps doing the same > thing with the FreeBSD handbook pages (only online) might be a good idea. > > To critique myself, in this particular situation, the handbook details the that > -STABLE isn't stable very well in section 19.2.2 (I'm always impressed by how > nice the handbook is). However, user comments at the end might be nice to > explain why this branch has historically been called stable, and why it'd be > too difficult to change the name. > > If there's a general concensus that this would be a good idea, I'd be willing > to help make it happen. That would help a lot. From the point of view of a native English speaker, the nomenclature is certainly confusing. Explaining why it is so is OK, pointing out that it is not to be taken literally will help. What I would like is a few explicit examples (HowTOs ????) ... for instance, I have installed from the 4.5 CD rom set. If all I want is security fixes, what tag do I put in my cvsup file? Or don't I do that at all? So, starting from a CD installation: 1. What is the procedure (is there a procedure?) for only getting security fixes? 2. Is there a procedure for only getting serious bug fixes? Are 1 and 2 above mutually exclusive? While I greatly appreciate the effort that goes into both the code and the documentation, this STABLE/CURRENT/who-knows-what-to-fix-security stuff gives the Unix bashers yet another opportunity to badmouth the effort. If I could get clear on 1 and 2 above, I wouldn't care at all if the terms used were GOLD/SILVER/PLATINUM/DROSS/LEAD/FLUFFY/SQUOOSHY. Thank you -=[Lou Katz]=- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message