Re: 4.9 ?

From: Chris Readle (patterner_at_rocketmail.com)
Date: 10/07/03

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To: Andrew Kozak <akozak@richardflanagan.com.au>, "freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org" <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>

    I think I understand what he's asking. I'm a FreeBSD newb, but I think I
    understand this point well enough to answer his question.

    At this precise present moment, 4.9 is not -STABLE, but it was prior to
    the code freeze. At the current moment, I'd guess you could say that
    there technically is *no* -STABLE. It's currently in a transitional
    phase, after which it will become 4.9-RELEASE. Now, I presume at that
    point, that there will be a lull while any remaining issues with 4.9
    -RELEASE are cleared up, after which, 5.1-CURRENT will become 5.1-STABLE
    and development will be branched again to begin on 6.0-CURRENT.

    All this assumes that they don't continue to develop the 4-STABLE line by
    having the versioning continue with 4.9.1-STABLE with 5.1 remaining the
    -CURRENT. But in either case, 4.9 will be the most current -RELEASE.

    Again, FreeBSD newb here, but that seems to be the way things have worked
    in the past.

    chris

    --- Andrew Kozak <akozak@richardflanagan.com.au> wrote:
    >
    > hrmmmmzzzzzzzzz
    >
    > Perhaps I should use a more simple approach, as I feel I have been
    > misquoted
    >
    >
    > Obviously, I was referring to 4.9-STABLE, I actually run 4.8-STABLE, and
    > have read the handbook, including chapter 21, I was not after the
    > difference
    > between -STABLE -CURRENT -RELEASE, I was actually referring to the link
    > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.9R/schedule.html which states that the
    > tree will 'unfreeze' at the end of September. As we are now in October,
    > and
    > I think the system is the greatest to be developed, I am curious to see
    > if 4
    > 9 has been labelled (if that's the right word) as 4.9-STABLE, as I have
    > read
    > that when a release (as in 4.8 / 4.9 not in -RELEASE) becomes -STABLE,
    > that
    > is the time top fire up cvsup and make/buildworld. As I had mentioned in
    > my
    > earlier communication, I found some nice suprises when I upgraded from
    > 4.7
    > to 4.8, (just happened to start on a 4.7 disc, then cvsup to 4.8), and
    > am
    > looking forward to seeing what 4.9 might bring. So, I was wondering if
    > anybody knew anything about 4.9-STABLE. :)
    >
    > Regards
    > Andrew Kozak
    >
    > -------Original Message-------
    >
    > From: Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P.
    > Date: Monday, 06 October 2003 11:21:22 PM
    > To: Psyche101
    > Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
    > Subject: Re: 4.9 ?
    >
    > Psyche101 wrote:
    >
    > <snip>
    >
    > >I know of some people who have
    > >installed 4.9 PreRelease, does anybody know if -STABLE is up and
    > >running, can't wait to upgrade.:)
    > >
    > >Andrew Kozak
    > >
    > >
    > Um, -STABLE is, well, "stable", and "up", and "running"
    > on a half-million to a million boxes or so.
    >
    > And the people with 4.9 Pre-release? They've already
    > upgraded. Look into Chapter 21 in the handbook.
    > You can upgrade 'til your heart's content... :-)
    >
    > Kevin Kinsey
    >
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