Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:01:28 +0200 From: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>, doc-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-doc@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/version-guide article.sgml Message-ID: <20050823130128.GD78876@eddie.nitro.dk> In-Reply-To: <20050823155128.H1329@orion> References: <200508230521.j7N5Lbgu004518@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050823070930.GA2967@soaustin.net> <20050823140419.N46459@orion> <20050823124914.GC78876@eddie.nitro.dk> <20050823155128.H1329@orion>
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--5G06lTa6Jq83wMTw Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2005.08.23 15:52:46 +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2005-08-23 14:49, Simon L. Nielsen wrote: > >On 2005.08.23 14:06:08 +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > >>% *************** > >>% *** 282,292 **** > >>% > >>% <listitem> > >>% <para>To provide prebuilt packages for the most recent minor > >>% - version of each major version;</para> > >>% - </listitem> > >>% - > >>% - <listitem> > >>% - <para>To provide prebuilt packages for the most recent minor > >>% release of each major version;</para> > >>% </listitem> > >>% > >>% --- 282,287 ---- > >> > >>These two look *exactly* identical to me? > >>Why are they not duplicates? > > > >See the first word one the second line "version" vs. "release". I > >remember the Mark earlier explained the difference in meaning, but I > >have forgotten about it now... :-). > > I saw that with a more careful look. I reverted the change and I'm > still wondering why this isn't something like: > > <para>To provide prebuilt packages for the most recent minor > release or version of each major version.</para> I just digged out Mark's mail from when I asked the exact same question: Nope, these aren't the same. i.e. we have packages for 5-STABLE and 5.4-RELEASE but there is no room for 5.3-RELEASE. No doubt the wording should be improved or examples should be given. --=20 Simon L. Nielsen --5G06lTa6Jq83wMTw Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFDCx4oh9pcDSc1mlERAol5AJwM9INWVevGZbRSCDhBDLzpPS9wtwCePMm1 AkclplpZN27/fWM1MjOwF1c= =QrqX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --5G06lTa6Jq83wMTw--
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