Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 05:38:51 -0500 From: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> To: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fwd: CVSup release identity Message-ID: <l03110705b05e6d15c0b5@[208.2.87.4]> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971005215414.2062A-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> References: <199710051822.NAA02733@set.spradley.dyn.ml.org>
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>But releases are also taken from ongoing branches. In any case, uname -r >on my machine now produces: > >2.2-STABLE-971004-19:45 PDT > >which is explicit in indicating the date and time at which cvsup began >downloading the sources. That seems more informative than a code that >has to be translated into a date. Well, I would still get rid of the "-STABLE". I would also use Zulu time and convert it all to a number. Thus "FreeBSD 2.2 (9710050245)" However, the date/time stamp should be made when the source is extracted from the master source and not when YOU get a second or third generation copy from some distribution point. On the subject of releases being taken from ongoing branches, I think that releases deserve special consideration and a simpler form of identification. Remember that an individual who rebuilds a system from source is slightly more knowledgable. For someone who simply installs a release, we need to KISS. If the wrapper on the CD says "2.2.5", that is what they would expect uname to deliver. Richard Wackerbarth
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