From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 25 16:44:28 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64DE310656A8 for ; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:44:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz (southernuniform.com [66.76.92.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1381A8FC19 for ; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:44:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.3/8.14.2) with ESMTP id o0PGiRLK003657; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:44:27 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at daleco.biz Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ezekiel.daleco.biz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id HdmUd1xMhTn9; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:44:25 -0600 (CST) Received: from archangel.daleco.biz (ezekiel.daleco.biz [66.76.92.18]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o0PGiNLn003652; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:44:24 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Message-ID: <4B5DCA67.4010200@daleco.biz> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:44:23 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090929) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: RW References: <20100125163257.00b60420@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <20100125163257.00b60420@gumby.homeunix.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD sources from svn repos X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:44:28 -0000 RW wrote: > On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:51:26 +0000 > Masoom Shaikh wrote: > >> Hi List, >> >> I am confused about FreeBSD versions maintained in svn repos >> >> 1. http://svn.freebsd.org/base/releng/8.0/ >> 2. http://svn.freebsd.org/base/release/8.0.0/ >> 3. http://svn.freebsd.org/base/stable/8/ >> >> (2) is easy, most probably it means stable > > Rather than the one that has "stable" in the url? > >> how about (1) and (2) > > The obvious interpretation is that 3 is stable, 2 is the release, and > 1 is the RELENG_8_0 security branch. But to the initiate :-), remember that the terms can be confusing. A RELEASE is extremely "stable" in terms of operation, most usually, per our reputation (and will never be changed again). The RELENG tag means that only security fixes, etc. are added to the code, and the -STABLE tag refers to the fact that the API isn't going to change in any substantial way without developer's heads rolling, most likely, but stuff is Merged-from-Current (or wherever) fairly continually, and, as such, is occasionally susceptible to hiccups. Kevin Kinsey