From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 8 13:05:38 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3637316A4CF for ; Mon, 8 Nov 2004 13:05:38 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dnsmail3.ior.navy.mil (nocb.ior.navy.mil [205.56.210.195]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F8E543D48 for ; Mon, 8 Nov 2004 13:05:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from JohnsoBS@vicksburg.navy.mil) Received: from cg69ubd01.vicksburg.navy.mil ([205.95.65.21]) iA8D2VYB031877; Mon, 8 Nov 2004 13:02:34 GMT Received: by CG69UBD01 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) id ; Mon, 8 Nov 2004 16:08:32 +0200 Message-ID: From: JohnsoBS@vicksburg.navy.mil To: TM4526@aol.com, keramida@ceid.upatras.gr Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 16:08:31 +0200 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: difference between releases X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 13:05:38 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: TM4526@aol.com [mailto:TM4526@aol.com] > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 2:56 PM > To: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr > Cc: questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: difference between releases > > > In a message dated 11/8/04 5:46:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, > keramida@ceid.upatras.gr writes: > >Releases are fixed points in time. They are marked on their > respective > branch > >of development and that's it. A x.y-RELEASE version is > effectively a > symbolic > >name for a specific moment in time. > Wow, thats what a "snapshot" used to be. How discouraging. A -RELEASE is a specific point in time when the code is deemed ready. Afterwards it goes back into development until the next -RELEASE. Between is snapshots of usually STABLE code.