From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 29 09:47:44 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85B0A16A41B for ; Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:47:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout5.cac.washington.edu (mxout5.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.135]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A1C013C46B for ; Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:47:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.33.7] (may be forged)) by mxout5.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.06) with ESMTP id l6T9lhkK000828 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sun, 29 Jul 2007 02:47:43 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.10.45] (c-24-10-12-194.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [24.10.12.194]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l6T9lhVh012730 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Sun, 29 Jul 2007 02:47:43 -0700 Message-ID: <46AC623F.6000609@u.washington.edu> Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 02:47:43 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.5 (Windows/20070716) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: PowerMan References: <76c271ae0707290237o351eafa7ifd51371b84bb21f3@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <76c271ae0707290237o351eafa7ifd51371b84bb21f3@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.3.2.304607, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.1.298604, Antispam-Data: 2007.7.29.22632 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CP_URI_IN_BODY 0, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: a simple question about snapshot, thanks for reply X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:47:44 -0000 PowerMan wrote: > Dear sir, > My first English is not English, please forgive me if I made some bad > words > or expression. > > I have learned from your web site http://www.freebsd.org, > that version 6.2 is released in 15 Jan, 2007. > > Is that a stable release? > > If it is, why there is 6.2-stable snapshots released in May and June > 2007? > > Should all snapshots be released before a final stable release ? > > should no snapshots be released after a final stable release? > > I may not express myself very well, I wish you can understand me. > > thanks. That's an official release. A few patched stable releases have been done since then to fix security issues, as well as MFC (merged from current) modifications (new drivers added, etc). Also, snapshots of the managed CVS branches are done periodically (legacy, stable, current), which you may or may not have seen. Patches are made to all supported releases, until their respective EoL (end of life) dates, so that's why there are periodic releases. Cheers, -Garrett