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<p>This page contains documentation about the FreeBSD release
engineering process.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="#schedule">Upcoming Release Schedule</a></li>
<li><a href="#freeze">Code Freeze Status</a></li>
<li><a href="&base;/releng/charter.html">Charter for the Release
Engineering Team</a></li>
<li><a href="#docs">Release Engineering Documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="#team">Current Release Engineering Team</a></li>
<li><a href="#old">Old Releases</a></li>
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<h2><a name="schedule" id="schedule">Upcoming Release Schedule</a></h2>
<p>NOTE: Release dates are approximate and may be subject to
schedule slippage.</p>
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announced.</p>
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<table class="tblbasic">
<tr>
<th>Date</th>
<th>Event</th>
<th>Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>November&nbsp;2018</td>
<td>&os;&nbsp;12.0</td>
<td><a
href="&base;/releases/12.0R/schedule.html">Target
Schedule</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
<h2><a name="freeze" id="freeze">Code-Freeze Status</a></h2>
<!-- cf https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/svnadmin/conf/approvers?view=log -->
<p>This table lists the code freeze status for major
branches of the <tt>src/</tt> subtree of the FreeBSD Subversion
repository. Commits to any branch listed as "frozen" must first
be reviewed and approved by the relevant contact party. The
status of other subtrees such as <tt>ports/</tt> and <tt>doc/</tt>
is also provided below.</p>
<table class="tblbasic">
<tr>
<th>Branch</th>
<th>Status</th>
<th>Contact</th>
<th>Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>head</tt></td>
<td>Open</td>
<td>committers</td>
<td>Active development branch for 12.0-CURRENT.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>stable/11</tt></td>
<td>Open</td>
<td>committers</td>
<td>Development branch for FreeBSD 11-STABLE.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/11.2</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 11.2 supported errata fix branch.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/11.1</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 11.1 supported errata fix branch.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/11.0</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 11.0 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>stable/10</tt></td>
<td>Open</td>
<td>committers</td>
<td>Development branch for FreeBSD 10-STABLE.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/10.4</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 10.4 supported errata fix branch.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/10.3</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 10.3 errata fix branch (not officialy supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/10.2</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 10.2 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/10.1</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 10.1 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/10.0</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 10.0 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>stable/9</tt></td>
<td>Open</td>
<td>committers</td>
<td>Maintenance branch for FreeBSD 9-STABLE (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/9.3</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 9.3 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/9.2</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 9.2 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/9.1</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 9.1 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/9.0</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 9.0 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>stable/8</tt></td>
<td>Open</td>
<td>committers</td>
<td>Maintenance branch for 8-STABLE (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/8.4</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 8.4 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/8.3</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 8.3 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/8.2</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 8.2 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/8.1</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 8.1 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/8.0</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 8.0 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>stable/7</tt></td>
<td>Open</td>
<td>committers</td>
<td>Maintenance branch for 7-STABLE (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/7.4</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 7.4 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/7.3</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 7.3 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/7.2</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 7.2 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/7.1</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 7.1 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/7.0</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 7.0 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>stable/6</tt></td>
<td>Open</td>
<td>committers</td>
<td>Maintenance branch for 6-STABLE (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/6.4</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 6.4 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/6.3</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 6.3 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/6.2</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 6.2 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/6.1</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 6.1 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/6.0</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 6.0 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>stable/5</tt></td>
<td>Open</td>
<td>committers</td>
<td>Maintenance branch for 5-STABLE (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/5.5</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 5.5 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/5.4</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 5.4 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/5.3</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 5.3 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/5.2</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 5.2 / 5.2.1 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/5.1</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 5.1 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/5.0</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 5.0 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>stable/4</tt></td>
<td>Open</td>
<td>committers</td>
<td>Maintenance branch for 4-STABLE (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/4.11</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 4.11 errata fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/4.10</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 4.10 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/4.9</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 4.9 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/4.8</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 4.8 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/4.7</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 4.7 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/4.6</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 4.6 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/4.5</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 4.5 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/4.4</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 4.4 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>releng/4.3</tt></td>
<td>Frozen</td>
<td>&contact.so;</td>
<td>FreeBSD 4.3 security fix branch (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>stable/3</tt></td>
<td>Open</td>
<td>committers</td>
<td>Maintenance branch for 3-STABLE (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>stable/2.2</tt></td>
<td>Open</td>
<td>committers</td>
<td>Maintenance branch for 2.2-STABLE (not officially supported).</td>
</tr>
<tr class="heading">
<th>Subtree</th>
<th>Status</th>
<th>Contact</th>
<th>Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>ports/</tt></td>
<td>Open</td>
<td>&contact.portmgr;</td>
<td>FreeBSD Ports Collection.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>doc/</tt></td>
<td>Open</td>
<td>&contact.doc;</td>
<td>DocBook XML-based documentation set.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h2><a name="docs" id="docs">Release Engineering Documentation</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng/index.html">FreeBSD
Release Engineering</a><br/>
<small>This document details the approach used by the FreeBSD release
engineering team to make production-quality releases of the
FreeBSD Operating System. It describes the tools available
for those interested in producing customized FreeBSD releases
for corporate rollouts or commercial
productization.</small></p></li>
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<small>Describes the approach used by the FreeBSD release
engineering team to produce a high quality package set
suitable for official FreeBSD release media. This document is
a work in progress, but eventually it will cover the process
used to build a clean package set on the FreeBSD.org "Ports
Cluster", how to configure any other set of machines as a
ports cluster, how to split up the packages for the release
media, and how to verify that a package set is
consistent.</small></p></li>
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<h2><a name="team" id="team">Release Engineering Team</a></h2>
<p>The primary release engineering team is responsible for approving
<a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/freebsd-glossary.html#mfc-glossary">MFC</a>
requests during code freezes, setting release schedules, and all of
the other responsibilities laid out in our <a
href="&base;/releng/charter.html">charter</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Primary RE Team
(<a href="mailto:re@FreeBSD.org">re@FreeBSD.org</a>)</strong> :
&a.re.members; form the primary release engineering
decision-making group.</p>
<p>The builders release engineering team is responsible
for building and packaging FreeBSD releases on the various supported
platforms.</p>
<p><strong>Builders REs (<a
href="mailto:re-builders@FreeBSD.org">re-builders@FreeBSD.org</a>)</strong> :
&a.re-builders;</p>
<p>The third party packages in the Ports Collection are managed by the
portmgr@ team. Among many other responsibilities, the port managers
keep the ports cluster running smoothly to produce binary
packages.</p>
<p><strong>Package Builders (&contact.portmgr;)</strong> :
&a.portmgr.members;</p>
<h2><a name="old" id="old">Old Releases</a></h2>
<p>The &os; Project does not maintain a complete
archive of old release ISO images, but many
of them are available at <a
href="ftp://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/">
ftp://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/</a>.</p>
<p>Older releases that are no longer present on any FTP mirror might
still be available from CD-ROM vendors.</p>
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