From 0d86d09533b3142251c90b62281a94c4cd9df8b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "David E. O'Brien" Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 10:55:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Fix misconceptions with BETA and RC. --- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml | 19 ++++++++++++------- en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml | 19 ++++++++++++------- 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml index 0c7d10b740..58561cb8c9 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The FreeBSD Documentation Project - $FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.147 2001/02/28 22:47:51 nik Exp $ + $FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.148 2001/03/07 20:00:49 hrs Exp $ This is the FAQ for FreeBSD versions 2.X, 3.X, and 4.X. @@ -6744,8 +6744,8 @@ define(`confDELIVERY_MODE',`deferred')dnl Short answer: it's just a name. RC stands for Release Candidate. It signifies that a - release is imminent. In FreeBSD, -BETA is synonymous with - -RC. + release is imminent. In FreeBSD, -BETA is typically synonymous + with the code freeze before a release. Long answer: FreeBSD derives its releases from one of two places. Major, dot-zero, releases, such as @@ -6761,10 +6761,15 @@ define(`confDELIVERY_MODE',`deferred')dnl code freeze is initiated, the name of the branch is changed to reflect that it's about to become a release. For example, if the branch used to be called 4.0-STABLE, - its name will be changed to 4.1-RC to signify that a - release is about to be made from it. Once the release, - 4.1-RELEASE in this example, has been made, the branch - will be renamed to 4.1-STABLE. + its name will be changed to 4.1-BETA to signify the code + freeze and signify that extra pre-release testing should + be happening. Bug fixes can still be committed to be part + of the release. When the source code is in shape for the + release the name will be chagned to 4.1-RC to signify that a + release is about to be made from it. Once in the RC stage, + only the most critical bugs found can be fixed. + Once the release, 4.1-RELEASE in this example, has been made, + the branch will be renamed to 4.1-STABLE. diff --git a/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml index 0c7d10b740..58561cb8c9 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The FreeBSD Documentation Project - $FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.147 2001/02/28 22:47:51 nik Exp $ + $FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.148 2001/03/07 20:00:49 hrs Exp $ This is the FAQ for FreeBSD versions 2.X, 3.X, and 4.X. @@ -6744,8 +6744,8 @@ define(`confDELIVERY_MODE',`deferred')dnl Short answer: it's just a name. RC stands for Release Candidate. It signifies that a - release is imminent. In FreeBSD, -BETA is synonymous with - -RC. + release is imminent. In FreeBSD, -BETA is typically synonymous + with the code freeze before a release. Long answer: FreeBSD derives its releases from one of two places. Major, dot-zero, releases, such as @@ -6761,10 +6761,15 @@ define(`confDELIVERY_MODE',`deferred')dnl code freeze is initiated, the name of the branch is changed to reflect that it's about to become a release. For example, if the branch used to be called 4.0-STABLE, - its name will be changed to 4.1-RC to signify that a - release is about to be made from it. Once the release, - 4.1-RELEASE in this example, has been made, the branch - will be renamed to 4.1-STABLE. + its name will be changed to 4.1-BETA to signify the code + freeze and signify that extra pre-release testing should + be happening. Bug fixes can still be committed to be part + of the release. When the source code is in shape for the + release the name will be chagned to 4.1-RC to signify that a + release is about to be made from it. Once in the RC stage, + only the most critical bugs found can be fixed. + Once the release, 4.1-RELEASE in this example, has been made, + the branch will be renamed to 4.1-STABLE.