Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 06:52:28 -0500 From: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@Dataplex.NET> To: Studded <Studded@gorean.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Future of -stable? Message-ID: <l03130302b243a08eb04a@[208.2.87.5]> In-Reply-To: <361D930F.6DE4E3DB@gorean.org> References: <Pine.GSO.4.02.9810081809330.3021-100000@gwyneth.gric.com>
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At 11:37 PM -0500 10/8/98, Studded wrote: >kris@gwyneth.gric.com wrote: >> >> Here's something I've been wondering about for a bit but I've never really >> gotten a straight answer. Currently I'm using 2.2.7-stable, however I just >> got a new larger drive and I want to install 3.0-beta and follow it >> through release and on into 3.0-stable if possible. Anyhow I've used cvsup >> a lot and I'm wondering once 3.0 is released, will there be a 3.0-stable? > > It will be a LONG TIME before 3.0 is stable OR -Stable. > >> And does this mean that for a short time there will be a 3.0-stable and a >> 2.2-stable (till 2.2.8 is released). Or will the 3.0.X development still >> be called current? > > There will eventually be a 3.0-Stable and a 3.x-Current (or maybe a >4.x-Current), but don't count on that any time soon. What the 2.2 branch >gets called when 3.x is finally -Stable is also up in the air. I will again renew my recommendation that we drop "-Stable" as a "real" name and instead make it simply an alias to the most recent branch that has been so Christened. The "real" names would be 2.2, 3.0, etc. At any point in time, here would be a couple of ways to follow a recent branch. A user could then "register" under the name that follows his intent. Right now, "3.0", "AVANTEGUARD", and "PRERELEASE" are the same. "2.2", "RELEASE", and "PRODUCTION" are a different train. If I get on the "AVANTEGUARD" train, I automatically move away from "3.0" when the split occurs. However, if I instead choose the "3.0" train, I can ride it as long as I like without having it jerked out from under me. Similarly, those on "2.2" train would see a seamless transition as they get gently shuffled off onto the "LEGACY" train. In a similar manner, I would like to see an alias system on the installation sites so that I could set up a boot floppy that would automatically pick up the "LATEST-SNAP" without manually editing the installation request on a daily basis. Richard Wackerbarth To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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