Re: freebsd naming of releases

From: Andre Guibert de Bruet (andy_at_siliconlandmark.com)
Date: 03/29/05

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To: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg>

    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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