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Date:      Sat, 16 Sep 1995 12:38:20 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>
To:        paul@FreeBSD.org
Cc:        pete@sms.fi, davidg@Root.COM, current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Which SUP files are available and where ?
Message-ID:  <199509161938.MAA01662@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>
In-Reply-To: <199509161549.QAA02952@server.netcraft.co.uk> from "Paul Richards" at Sep 16, 95 04:49:58 pm

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> 
> In reply to Petri Helenius who said
> > 
> > David Greenman writes:
> >  > >
> >  > >  Ok, if this is the general consensus, when will 2.1 be available?
> >  > 
> >  >    "Soon". It's looking very good indeed.
> >  > 
> >  > -DG
> > 
> > Will there be 2.2-STABLE and 2.3-CURRENT after the 2.1-RELEASE happens?
> > I'm for this because I see it very valuable to have two branches of code
> > in addition to releases. -STABLE has proven it's right to exist, IMO.
> > 
> 
> Me too. I know it's more work for David (or someone anyway) but it allows
> bug smashing to be done over a longer period and also, I'm running some
> critical machines now and the sig 11 problem would have floored me but I'm
> happy to run -stable branches and put up with occasional glitches. It means
> we can run the next potential release in real environemnts for longer
> periods than we have in the past.

Not only that, part of the intent of doing the release work on branches
means FreeBSD now has a place to commit critical but fixes (after the 
``RELENG_2_1_0_RELEASE'' tag, and can produce small ``critical fix''
upgrade kits for the 2.1.0 release (actually create a 2.1.1) easily
and without impacting developement or 2.2 work.

If the tags are maintained as I had been doing them it should also
be quite easy to produce 2.0.5 vs 2.1.0 diffs (though they are going
to be _HUGE_.)  And even things like 2.1.0 vs -current diffs (which
due to Davids Massive work is actuall not that bad of a diff).


-- 
Rod Grimes                                      rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com
Accurate Automation Company                 Reliable computers for FreeBSD



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