From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 29 11:16:40 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 60DF816A419 for ; Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:16:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout7.cac.washington.edu (mxout7.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.178]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 432D513C467 for ; Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:16:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.139]) by mxout7.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.06) with ESMTP id l6TBGdl6000452 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sun, 29 Jul 2007 04:16:39 -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 l6TBGdbl017759 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Sun, 29 Jul 2007 04:16:39 -0700 Message-ID: <46AC7717.9090504@u.washington.edu> Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 04:16:39 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.5 (Windows/20070716) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: PowerMan , FreeBSD Questions References: <76c271ae0707290237o351eafa7ifd51371b84bb21f3@mail.gmail.com> <46AC623F.6000609@u.washington.edu> <76c271ae0707290325s41f92c14i5973669674239adf@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <76c271ae0707290325s41f92c14i5973669674239adf@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: 2007.7.29.35032 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: 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 11:16:40 -0000 PowerMan wrote: > I guess you mean that: > > The snapshots of 6.2 stable released in June 2007 > have been patched , > I can also download patches from http://security.freebsd.org/patches/ > > and apply them to the offical release manually. > > Is that right? > > thanks. > > 2007/7/29, Garrett Cooper >: > > 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 > > Yes, but those are source patches which: 1. Require a source tree. 2. Require a limited (one app and maybe small list of dependencies) to major rebuild (extensively used lib that has a lot of dependencies). More current snapshots have those patches built into them. Cheers, -Garrett PS Please CC questions@ and bottom-post :).