Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:42:04 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Robert Chalmers <robert@chalmers.com.au> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: That age old question again Message-ID: <20080316194204.2b7be0c9.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <8564570DC4FA43CA8BD09F427DB734C9@Avalon> References: <8564570DC4FA43CA8BD09F427DB734C9@Avalon>
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Robert Chalmers <robert.a.chalmers@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Not quite but close.
> On the front page of FreeBSD.org, is the download links for
> LATEST RELEASES
> a.. Production Release 7.0
> Which I'm assuming is the latest, and commercially useable version.
>
> Now I still find the situation of CURRENT, STABLE as they relate to RELEASE
> slightly confusing, and no amount of description seems to clear it up.
What's so confusing?
CURRENT = pure development branch for major new features ... i.e. will
become 8.0 eventually.
STABLE = development to the next minor release ... 7-STABLE will become
7.1 eventually, and 6-STABLE will eventually become 6.4
> Ok, I understand CURRENT is developmental, and becomes the next major
> version as stated below. So the next major version is the one on the
> website? Release 7.0 - or, 7.0-RELEASE ...yes/no?
CURRENT will become 8.0 when it hits release. Probably in a few years.
> Then 7.0-STABLE continues the work to be the bugfix/security blah blah tree.
>
> The question I have is: For the Production Release shown above -
> 7.0-RELEASE, what is the cvsup tag to keep this version updated ??
You want RELENG_7_0 for bugfixes/security fixes for production systems.
You only want STABLE or CURRENT if you're testing the next version, assisting
with development, or need a feature before it's officially released.
--
Bill Moran
http://www.potentialtech.com
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