From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 24 22:10:38 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09FEC16A4CE for ; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 22:10:38 +0000 (GMT) Received: from box7954.elkhouse.de (box7954.elkhouse.de [213.9.79.54]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35CB443D3F for ; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 22:10:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from roman@ontographics.com) Received: from [192.168.1.3] (1Cust72.vr1.dtm1.alter.net [149.229.96.72]) (authenticated bits=0) by box7954.elkhouse.de (8.13.1/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i9OILssI011098 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:21:56 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from roman@ontographics.com) From: Roman Kennke To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1098641975.705.10.camel@moonlight> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:19:36 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: RELEASE_X_Y_Z branches/tags maintained?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 22:10:38 -0000 Hello list, I have a question regarding the branches/tags of the ports tree for stable releases. Are they in any way maintained. For instance I would like to see security fixes and corrections like changed download URLs be committed there. I would _not_ like to see major updates be committed there, so that this can be seen as a stable release for the ports tree. Is there a policy like this for the release branches, or are they only tags that are made after the ports freeze that precedes a FreeBSD release and I have to go with the latest tree to get security fixes and corrections? At least for my servers I would prefer a maintained stable release of the ports tree. /Roman