Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 21:14:41 +0100 From: Chris <chrcoluk@gmail.com> To: "Fabian Keil" <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: release cycle Message-ID: <3aaaa3a0706041314vc9965fft8680e146ace57186@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20070602140244.0cf05a93@localhost> References: <465BF62B.6090904@vwsoft.com> <20070529102929.GA49322@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <20070529111757.GE70055@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <20070529182224.GD8255@soaustin.net> <3aaaa3a0706020045v1ce69a7bsec4a8dced2a99fe1@mail.gmail.com> <20070602140244.0cf05a93@localhost>
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On 02/06/07, Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de> wrote: > Chris <chrcoluk@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 29/05/07, Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, May 29, 2007 at 09:17:57PM +1000, Peter Jeremy wrote: > > > > Agreed. 6.3-RELEASE would nominally be due around July but the lack > > > > of any schedule on http://www.freebsd.org/releng/ suggests that it will > > > > be later than that. The plans to start the 7.0-RELEASE cycle will also > > > > impact this. > > > > > > At BSDCan, Ken Smith mentioned that 7.0 is due to be branched in July and > > > released in Aug/Sep, with 6.3 quickly following (perhaps even overlapping > > > so as to reuse the same ports freeze). > > > > > > The ports tree is not even close to stable enough to release right now. > > > Given that Kris repeatedly tells me and others that the ports system > > is only supported on the latest freebsd release (meaning one has to be > > upgrading freebsd on their servers every few months to get this > > support) if 7.0 and 6.3 are released around the same time will the > > ports tree be supported on both? > > I believe you misunderstood something. Where do you think Kris said that? > > Fabian > > He said using the ports is only supported in the latest FreeBSD release, so eg. its not supported in 5.5 and 6.0 and 6.1. Chrishome | help
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