From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Nov 25 08:32:26 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C99EA47ACDF for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:32:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller6722@twc.com) Received: from p-impout001.msg.pkvw.co.charter.net (p-impout001aa.msg.pkvw.co.charter.net [47.43.26.132]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "Client", Issuer "CA" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4CgvJp0NfHz4knJ for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:32:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller6722@twc.com) Received: from localhost ([96.28.177.163]) by cmsmtp with ESMTP id hqDqkB7JaDdV4hqDqkoqBI; Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:32:19 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=H8qlPNQi c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=xqrt2BZAGHte7XHhrxJgbA==:117 a=xqrt2BZAGHte7XHhrxJgbA==:17 a=HpEJnUlJZJkA:10 a=DBwwDor5xuMA:10 a=egNQRWQRxVjX5uVXvwoA:9 a=pHzHmUro8NiASowvMSCR:22 a=Ew2E2A-JSTLzCXPT_086:22 From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Choosing the right FreeBSD branch to test and maintain ports and docs Organization: SOMIR (Stamp Out Mail-in Rebates) References: <8032509a-3377-6589-4e7b-2229a551af65@vigole.com> X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfGRkPn4RpUgoKBaZdc82YqI5Nz2OKsYC5GvxGrjYuMxGZMzM1xdHj+T/TVf6EC90/L8zysFgGBOBEKMYjRHVplzKHdE1+O867QugQ9epQP6cH9pmSTrn XGfSLgWzMdjPxRmirzOKFcXGOm4G0lzYgqQTuRkYRWTSgcY/DeKv9Z5imhRqVmyaf1voXfe9Z2Lk0A== X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4CgvJp0NfHz4knJ X-Spamd-Bar: ++ Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of mueller6722@twc.com designates 47.43.26.132 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=mueller6722@twc.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [2.04 / 15.00]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[twc.com]; MISSING_DATE(1.00)[]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:47.43.26.0/24]; HAS_ORG_HEADER(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.50)[-0.503]; RECEIVED_SPAMHAUS_PBL(0.00)[96.28.177.163:received]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[twc.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:40294, ipnet:47.43.24.0/21, country:US]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[47.43.26.132:from]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-0.999]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[twc.com]; NEURAL_SPAM_MEDIUM(0.35)[0.347]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[47.43.26.132:from:127.0.2.255]; MISSING_MID(2.50)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-questions] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:32:26 -0000 X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:32:26 -0000 > Hi, to test ports (/usr/ports) and docs (/usr/doc), > should I build a testing FreeBSD machine, and maintain them on: > 1. base/head branch > 2. base/stable/12 branch > 3. base/releng/12.2 > or it's irrelevant. > Thanks > Sasha Vigole Because of trouble with ethernet and wireless support in FreeBSD 12-stable and 13, and a subsequent update going only to the HEAD, I decided to go no furhter with FreeBSD 12.x. So I vote for the current branch, which offers more hope for getting needed improvements. Tom