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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional-Based Extension//EN"
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<!ENTITY email 're'>
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<!ENTITY title "Release Engineering Information">
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<!ENTITY contact.re '<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="mailto:re@FreeBSD.org">re@FreeBSD.org</a>'>
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<!ENTITY contact.so '<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="mailto:security-officer@FreeBSD.org">security-officer@FreeBSD.org</a>'>
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<!ENTITY contact.portmgr '<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="mailto:portmgr@FreeBSD.org">portmgr@FreeBSD.org</a>'>
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<!ENTITY contact.doc '<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="mailto:freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org">freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org</a>'>
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<!ENTITY contact.doceng '<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="mailto:doceng@FreeBSD.org">doceng@FreeBSD.org</a>'>
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<!ENTITY contact.www '<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="mailto:freebsd-www@FreeBSD.org">freebsd-www@FreeBSD.org</a>'>
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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<head>
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<title>&title;</title>
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<cvs:keyword xmlns:cvs="http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/CVS">$FreeBSD$</cvs:keyword>
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</head>
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<body class="navinclude.developers">
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<p>This page contains documentation about the FreeBSD release
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engineering process.</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#schedule">Upcoming Release Schedule</a></li>
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<li><a href="#freeze">Code Freeze Status</a></li>
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<li><a href="&base;/releng/charter.html">Charter for the Release
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Engineering Team</a></li>
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<li><a href="#docs">Release Engineering Documentation</a></li>
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<li><a href="#team">Current Release Engineering Team</a></li>
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<li><a href="#faq">Frequently Asked Questions</a></li>
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<li>General information about committing to -STABLE.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="schedule" id="schedule">Upcoming Release Schedule</a></h2>
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<p>NOTE: Release dates are approximate and may be subject to
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schedule slippage.</p>
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<table class="tblbasic">
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<th>Date</th>
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<th>Event</th>
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<th>Information</th>
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<td>September 2012</td>
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<td>&os; 9.1</td>
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<td><a href="&base;/releases/9.1R/schedule.html">Target Schedule</a></td>
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</table>
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<h2><a name="freeze" id="freeze">Code-Freeze Status</a></h2>
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<p>The following table lists the code freeze status for the major
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branches of the <tt>src/</tt> subtree of the FreeBSD CVS
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repository. Commits to any branch listed as "frozen" must first
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be reviewed and approved by the relevant contact party. The
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status of other subtrees such as <tt>ports/</tt>, <tt>doc/</tt>,
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and <tt>www/</tt> is also provided below.</p>
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<table class="tblbasic">
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<tr>
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<th>Branch</th>
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<th>Status</th>
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<th>Contact</th>
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<th>Notes</th>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>HEAD</tt></td>
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<td>Open</td>
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<td>committers</td>
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<td>Active development branch for 10-CURRENT.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>stable/9</tt></td>
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<td>Open</td>
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<td>committers</td>
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<td>Development branch for FreeBSD 9-STABLE.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>releng/9.0</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 9.0 supported errata fix branch.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_8</tt></td>
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<td>Open</td>
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<td>committers</td>
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<td>Development branch for 8-STABLE.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_8_3</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 8.3 supported errata fix branch.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_8_2</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 8.2 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_8_1</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 8.1 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_8_0</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 8.0 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_7</tt></td>
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<td>Open</td>
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<td>committers</td>
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<td>Development branch for 7-STABLE.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_7_4</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 7.4 supported errata fix branch.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_7_3</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 7.3 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_7_2</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 7.2 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_7_1</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 7.1 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_7_0</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 7.0 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_6</tt></td>
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<td>Open</td>
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<td>committers</td>
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<td>Maintenance branch for 6-STABLE (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_6_4</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 6.4 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_6_3</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 6.3 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_6_2</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 6.2 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_6_1</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 6.1 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_6_0</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 6.0 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_5</tt></td>
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<td>Open</td>
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<td>committers</td>
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<td>Maintenance branch for 5-STABLE (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_5_5</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 5.5 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_5_4</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 5.4 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_5_3</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 5.3 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_5_2</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 5.2 / 5.2.1 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_5_1</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 5.1 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_5_0</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 5.0 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_4</tt></td>
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<td>Open</td>
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<td>committers</td>
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<td>Maintenance branch for 4-STABLE (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_4_11</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 4.11 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_4_10</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 4.10 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_4_9</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 4.9 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_4_8</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 4.8 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_4_7</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 4.7 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_4_6</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 4.6 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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<td><tt>RELENG_4_5</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 4.5 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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<td><tt>RELENG_4_4</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 4.4 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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<td><tt>RELENG_4_3</tt></td>
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<td>Frozen</td>
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<td>&contact.so;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD 4.3 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
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<td><tt>RELENG_3</tt></td>
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<td>Open</td>
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<td>committers</td>
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<td>Maintenance branch for 3-STABLE (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>RELENG_2_2</tt></td>
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<td>Open</td>
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<td>committers</td>
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<td>Maintenance branch for 2.2-STABLE (not officially supported).</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="heading">
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<th>Subtree</th>
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<th>Status</th>
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<th>Contact</th>
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<th>Notes</th>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>ports/</tt></td>
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<td>Open</td>
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<td>&contact.portmgr;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD Ports Collection.</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>doc/</tt></td>
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<td>Open</td>
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<td>&contact.doc;</td>
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<td>SGML/XML based documentation set.</td>
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</tr>
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<td><tt>www/</tt></td>
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<td>Open</td>
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<td>&contact.www;</td>
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<td>FreeBSD Web site sources.</td>
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</table>
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<h2><a name="docs" id="docs">Release Engineering Documentation</a></h2>
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<ul>
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<li><p><a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/releng/index.html">FreeBSD
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Release Engineering</a><br/>
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<small>Describes the approach used by the FreeBSD release
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engineering team to make production quality releases of the
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FreeBSD Operating System. It describes the tools available
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for those interested in producing customized FreeBSD releases
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for corporate rollouts or commercial
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productization.</small></p></li>
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<li><p><a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/releng-packages/index.html">FreeBSD
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Release Engineering for Third Party Packages</a><br/>
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<small>Describes the approach used by the FreeBSD release
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engineering team to produce a high quality package set
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suitable for official FreeBSD release media. This document is
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a work in progress, but eventually it will cover the process
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used to build a clean package set on the FreeBSD.org "Ports
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Cluster", how to configure any other set of machines as a
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ports cluster, how to split up the packages for the release
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media, and how to verify that a package set is
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consistent.</small></p></li>
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="team" id="team">Release Engineering Team</a></h2>
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<p>The primary release engineering team is responsible for approving
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<a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/freebsd-glossary.html#MFC-GLOSSARY">MFC</a>
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requests during code freezes, setting release schedules, and all of
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the other responsibilities laid out in our <a
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href="&base;/releng/charter.html">charter</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Primary RE Team
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(<a href="mailto:re@FreeBSD.org">re@FreeBSD.org</a>)</strong> :
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&a.re.members; form the primary release engineering
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decision-making group.</p>
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<p>The builders release engineering team is responsible
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for building and packaging FreeBSD releases on the various supported
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platforms.</p>
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<p><strong>Builders REs (<a
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href="mailto:re-builders@FreeBSD.org">re-builders@FreeBSD.org</a>)</strong> :
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&a.re-builders;</p>
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<p>The third party packages in the Ports Collection are managed by the
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portmgr@ team. Among many other responsibilities, the port managers
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keep the ports cluster running smoothly to produce binary
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packages.</p>
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<p><strong>Package Builders (&contact.portmgr;)</strong> :
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&a.portmgr;</p>
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<h2><a name="faq" id="faq">Frequently Asked Questions</a></h2>
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<p>Where can I find the release directory or ISO images for older
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FreeBSD releases?</p>
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<p>The FreeBSD Project does not maintain a centralized historical
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archive of old release ISO images, but there are still many
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options. First, a large collection of the old releases (many
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complete with the package sets) is at <a
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href="ftp://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/">
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ftp://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/</a>.
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Second, try looking on <a
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href="http://mirrorlist.FreeBSD.org">http://mirrorlist.FreeBSD.org</a>.
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If you are unable to find an FTP mirror that still contains the
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release you are looking for, then you can email CD-ROM vendors to
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see if they have any old releases available. In September 2003,
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we know of a case where FreeBSD 1.1 was used in a court of law to
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invalidate a bogus software patent. Clearly, older releases can
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be very important in some situations.</p>
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