From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Dec 5 9:10: 9 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from espresso.q9media.com (espresso.q9media.com [216.254.138.122]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57BD937B41A for ; Wed, 5 Dec 2001 09:10:04 -0800 (PST) Received: (from mike@localhost) by espresso.q9media.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id fB5H8nB68770; Wed, 5 Dec 2001 12:08:49 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mike) Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 12:08:49 -0500 From: Mike Barcroft To: Wilko Bulte Cc: Jim Durham , Jordan Hubbard , Jim Durham , freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can TCP changes be put in RELENG_4? Message-ID: <20011205120849.F63148@espresso.q9media.com> References: <21984.1007486225@winston.freebsd.org> <200112042040.fB4Keb514245@pgh.nepinc.com> <20011205115102.E63148@espresso.q9media.com> <20011205175617.A4890@freebie.xs4all.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20011205175617.A4890@freebie.xs4all.nl>; from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl on Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 05:56:17PM +0100 Organization: The FreeBSD Project 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 Wilko Bulte writes: > On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 11:51:02AM -0500, Mike Barcroft wrote: > > Jim Durham writes: > > > Duh... right. OGS..(Old Guy Syndrome). I actually just did a cvsup to > > > RELENG_4_4 and it didn't have the fixes. I guess I'll rephrase my > > > question... "Can we have the patches in REGENG_4_4?". > > > > RELENG_4_4 is for security fixes only. Consider using -STABLE if you > > require additional improvements. > > s/security/security and critical bug/ Did I miss a change in policy? The original announcement about RELENG_4_3 said: : 2) INTRODUCTION OF THE RELENG_4_3 SECURITY BRANCH : ---------------------------------------------- : : As of FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE, the security officer will be providing : support for a new CVS branch consisting of 4.3-RELEASE plus all : released security patches from FreeBSD Security Advisories. This : branch carries the CVS branch tag of ``RELENG_4_3'', and can be : tracked using the usual source distribution methods such as cvsup : using this branch tag. : : In contrast to 4.3-STABLE (``RELENG_4''), which carries security : updates as well as general bugfixes and feature enhancements, the : RELENG_4_3 release branch will carry ONLY security fixes: it is : intended for users of FreeBSD who do not wish to track the full : 4.3-STABLE branch but who wish to keep their system up-to-date with : security fixes in a semi-automated manner (i.e. without applying : patches by hand). : : This practise of using a release branch to hold security fixes is : likely to be continued for future releases of FreeBSD. I was hoping to find more information in the Handbook, but we seem to be missing a chapter about this. Best regards, Mike Barcroft To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message