Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:44:19 -0500 (EST) From: Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy@siliconlandmark.com> To: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd naming of releases Message-ID: <20050328231825.K52981@lexi.siliconlandmark.com> In-Reply-To: <4248BBB8.3090405@pacific.net.sg> References: <3aaaa3a0503271958205ca8e1@mail.gmail.com> <4248BBB8.3090405@pacific.net.sg>
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On Tue, 29 Mar 2005, Erich Dollansky wrote: > I think he does not mean this. The process behind is fine. The terms used for > it are confusing. They take some getting used to, yes. > It would be much easier for many users to understand terms like "alpha", > "beta" or "production" as others to it. There is not other meaning in > "release" as it is released but for what purpose? Release announcements usually include the expectations for the release. Would you run anything that said "Preview" on a production server? > I know that there is some explanation for the terms at the site but why > should terms be used which need an extra eplanation? I find that the terms "alpha", "beta" and "production" do not quite fit the FreeBSD development paradigm. (Is RELENG_5 beta or production?) > Keep it simple. >From this point on, 5.x releases will adhere to the usual KISS versioning. >From what I've read for 6.x, the first releases will be closer to what our users have come to expect. Regards, Andy PS: I'm willing to elaborate off-list (current@ probably isn't the best forum for this discussion). | Andre Guibert de Bruet | Enterprise Software Consultant > | Silicon Landmark, LLC. | http://siliconlandmark.com/ >
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