Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 11:49:23 +0100 (BST) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> To: Indigo 23 <indigo23@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0-BETA2 Available Message-ID: <20050806114353.I46767@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <6f50eac40508060254757ba7bc@mail.gmail.com> References: <6f50eac40508060254757ba7bc@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 6 Aug 2005, Indigo 23 wrote: > Is this the last beta before release (assuming there are no show > stopping bugs)? Normally release cycles consistent of a pre-release period, which includes betas, release candidates, and releases. Betas usually continue until substantal movement has ceased (i.e., no more last minute merges, no more significant fixes requiring additional testing, etc). Release candidate often occur in quantities of 3-5, and each is intended to resemble the final release, with the intent that problems will be found and they will be refined until no more problems (deemed appropriate for fixing are found. Whether or not we've hit the last beta depends on whether or not there are any more major merges to occur -- I have a number of network stack and device driver related locking changes I'd like to backport, and there's still hope Apple will fix the necessary licenses for us to merge the audit support, although time is running out. I'd guess there will be at least one more beta. Robert N M Watson
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