Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 17:21:19 +0000 From: Colin Percival <colin.percival@wadham.ox.ac.uk> To: "Jamin A. Brown" <jamin@gwi.net>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RELENG_4_5 no longer updated? Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.1.20030226171421.01c3a980@popserver.sfu.ca> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.4.50.0302261207440.22015-100000@dargo.gwi.net>
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At 12:09 26/02/2003 -0500, Jamin A. Brown wrote: >Not sure if this is the best forum to ask, but... > >Anyone know why RELENG_4_5 wasn't updated with the latest patches, From http://www.freebsd.org/security/ : "Each branch is supported by the Security Officer for a limited time only, typically through 12 months after the release." In particular, RELENG_4_6 will (almost certainly) be supported until the end of May 2003, and RELENG_4_7 will (almost certainly) be supported until the end of September 2003. >and if >there is some for of official announcement that goes out before a branch >is no longer updated? I'm not aware of any; but I'd agree that it would be a Good Idea if a security notice was sent out at the appropriate time. Colin Percival To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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