- Describe the new release scheduling process

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<title>FreeBSD Release Process</title> <title>FreeBSD Release Process</title>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem><quote>Stable</quote> releases are made from the <listitem><quote>Stable</quote> releases are made from the
-STABLE development branch at approximately 4 month -STABLE development branch every 4 months.</listitem>
intervals.</listitem>
<listitem>Major new versions (3.0, 4.0, 5.0, etc..) are released <listitem>Major new versions (6.0, 7.0, etc.) are released
at much longer intervals when the main goals for that release every 18 months.</listitem>
have been realized.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>3.0 - October 1998</listitem>
<listitem>4.0 - March 2000</listitem>
<listitem>5.0 - January 2003</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
<listitem>In periods of transition, point releases from the <listitem>In periods of transition, point releases from the
previous branch are still released while the next major previous branch are still released while the next major
release branch stabilizes. (e.g., 4.8, 4.9, and 4.10 were release branch stabilizes. (e.g., 4.8, 4.9, and 4.10 were
released after 5.0)</listitem> released after 5.0)</listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
</foil> </foil>