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Update the information about FreeBSD versions in the FAQ,

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removing almost all references to 6.X branches due to its EOL
later this year.

While here, bump copyright year.

Approved by:    jkois (mentor)
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<book>
<bookinfo>
<title>Frequently Asked Questions for &os;
6.<replaceable>X</replaceable> and
7.<replaceable>X</replaceable></title>
6.<replaceable>X</replaceable>, 7.<replaceable>X</replaceable> and
8.<replaceable>X</replaceable></title>
<corpauthor>The &os; Documentation Project</corpauthor>
@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
<year>2007</year>
<year>2008</year>
<year>2009</year>
<year>2010</year>
<holder>The &os; Documentation Project</holder>
</copyright>
@ -61,8 +62,8 @@
<abstract>
<para>This is the FAQ for &os; versions
6.<replaceable>X</replaceable> and
7.<replaceable>X</replaceable>. All entries are assumed to be
6.<replaceable>X</replaceable>, 7.<replaceable>X</replaceable>
and 8.<replaceable>X</replaceable>. All entries are assumed to be
relevant to &os; 6.<replaceable>X</replaceable> and later,
unless otherwise noted. If you are interested in helping with
this project, send email to the &a.doc;. The latest version of
@ -82,8 +83,8 @@
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>Welcome to the &os;
6.<replaceable>X</replaceable>-7.<replaceable>X</replaceable>
FAQ!</para>
6.<replaceable>X</replaceable>-, 7.<replaceable>X</replaceable>- and
8.<replaceable>X</replaceable> FAQ!</para>
<para>As is usual with Usenet FAQs, this document aims to cover the
most frequently asked questions concerning the &os; operating
@ -295,30 +296,29 @@
<answer>
<para>At this point in &os;'s development, there are two
parallel development branches; releases are being made from
both branches. The 6.<replaceable>X</replaceable> series of
releases is being made from the
<emphasis>6-STABLE</emphasis> branch and the
7.<replaceable>X</replaceable> series of releases from
<emphasis>7-STABLE</emphasis>.</para>
both branches. 7.<replaceable>X</replaceable> releases are
made from the <emphasis>7-STABLE</emphasis> branch and
8.<replaceable>X</replaceable> releases from the
<emphasis>8-STABLE</emphasis> branch.</para>
<para>Up until the release of 7.0, the
6.<replaceable>X</replaceable> series was the one known as
<emphasis>-STABLE</emphasis>. However, as of 7.0, the
6.<replaceable>X</replaceable> branch will be designated for
<para>Up until the release of 8.0, the
7.<replaceable>X</replaceable> series was the one known as
<emphasis>-STABLE</emphasis>. However, as of 8.0, the
7.<replaceable>X</replaceable> branch will be designated for
an <quote>extended support</quote> status and receive only
fixes for major problems, such as security-related fixes.
There will be more releases made from the
<emphasis>6-STABLE</emphasis> branch, but it is considered a
<emphasis>7-STABLE</emphasis> branch, but it is considered a
<quote>legacy</quote> branch and most current work will only
become a part of <emphasis>7-STABLE</emphasis>.</para>
become a part of <emphasis>8-STABLE</emphasis>.</para>
<para>Version <ulink
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/&rel.current;-RELEASE/">&rel.current;</ulink>
is the latest release from the <emphasis>7-STABLE</emphasis>
is the latest release from the <emphasis>8-STABLE</emphasis>
branch; it was released in &rel.current.date;. Version
<ulink
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/&rel2.current;-RELEASE/">&rel2.current;</ulink>
is the latest release from the <emphasis>6-STABLE</emphasis>
is the latest release from the <emphasis>7-STABLE</emphasis>
branch; it was released in &rel2.current.date;.</para>
<para>Briefly, <emphasis>-STABLE</emphasis> is aimed at the
@ -467,7 +467,7 @@
most part, security-related bug fixes. Support for the
5-STABLE branches has ended with the release of 5.5, the
final 5.<replaceable>X</replaceable> release. Support for
the 6-STABLE branches will continue for some time but focus
the 6-STABLE branch will continue for some time but focus
primarily on security-related bug fixes and other serious
issues.</para>
@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
the &rel.current;-STABLE branch is &rel.current;-RELEASE,
which was released in &rel.current.date;.</para>
<para>The 8-CURRENT branch is the actively developed
<para>The 9-CURRENT branch is the actively developed
<emphasis>-CURRENT</emphasis> branch toward the next
generation of &os;. See <link
linkend="current">What is &os;-CURRENT?</link> for more
@ -549,7 +549,7 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>The latest 7-STABLE release, &rel.current;-RELEASE
<para>The latest 8-STABLE release, &rel.current;-RELEASE
can be found in the <ulink
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/&rel.current;-RELEASE/">&rel.current;-RELEASE directory</ulink>.
</para>
@ -565,7 +565,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The latest 6-STABLE release, &rel2.current;-RELEASE
<para>The latest 7-STABLE release, &rel2.current;-RELEASE
can be found in the <ulink
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/&rel2.current;-RELEASE/">&rel2.current;-RELEASE directory</ulink>.
</para>
@ -4409,11 +4409,21 @@ kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC -&gt; i8254</screen>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>for 8-CURRENT</term>
<term>for 8.<replaceable>X</replaceable>-RELEASE/8-STABLE</term>
<listitem>
<para><ulink
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8-current/">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8-current</ulink>
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8-stable/">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8-stable</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>for 9-CURRENT</term>
<listitem>
<para><ulink
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-9-current/">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-9-current</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<qandaentry>
<question id="ports-4x">
<para>Why can I not build this port on my
6.<replaceable>X</replaceable> or
7.<replaceable>X</replaceable>-STABLE machine?</para>
6.<replaceable>X</replaceable>, 7.<replaceable>X</replaceable> or
8.<replaceable>X</replaceable>-STABLE machine?</para>
</question>
<answer>
@ -6548,10 +6558,10 @@ options SYSVMSG # enable for messaging</programlisting>
the same way as <emphasis>-PRERELEASE</emphasis>.)</para>
<para>Long answer: &os; derives its releases from one of two
places. Major, dot-zero, releases, such as 6.0-RELEASE and
7.0-RELEASE, are branched from the head of the development
places. Major, dot-zero, releases, such as 7.0-RELEASE and
8.0-RELEASE, are branched from the head of the development
stream, commonly referred to as <link
linkend="current">-CURRENT</link>. Minor releases, such as
linkend="current">-CURRENT</link>. Minor releases, such as
6.3-RELEASE or 5.2-RELEASE, have been snapshots of the
active <link linkend="stable">-STABLE</link> branch.
Starting with 4.3-RELEASE, each release also now has its own
@ -10778,20 +10788,20 @@ hint.sio.7.irq="12"</programlisting>
there are only three active branches of development):</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><literal>RELENG_6</literal> AKA
<emphasis>6-STABLE</emphasis></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><literal>RELENG_7</literal> AKA
<emphasis>7-STABLE</emphasis></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><literal>RELENG_8</literal> AKA
<emphasis>8-STABLE</emphasis></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><literal>HEAD</literal> AKA
<emphasis>-CURRENT</emphasis> AKA
<emphasis>8-CURRENT</emphasis></para>
<emphasis>9-CURRENT</emphasis></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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<emphasis>-CURRENT</emphasis>.</para>
<para>Right now, <emphasis>-CURRENT</emphasis> is the
8.<replaceable>X</replaceable> development stream; the
<literal>6-STABLE</literal> branch,
<symbol>RELENG_6</symbol>, forked off from
<emphasis>-CURRENT</emphasis> in November 2005, and the
9.<replaceable>X</replaceable> development stream; the
<literal>7-STABLE</literal> branch,
<symbol>RELENG_7</symbol>, forked off from
<emphasis>-CURRENT</emphasis> in February 2008.</para>
<emphasis>-CURRENT</emphasis> in February 2008 and the
<literal>8-STABLE</literal> branch,
<symbol>RELENG_8</symbol>, forked off from
<emphasis>-CURRENT</emphasis> in November 2009.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>