release cycle

[Chris]

On 04/06/07, Doug Barton <dougb at freebsd.org> wrote:
> Chris wrote:
>
> > So my question remains when we have 7.0 and 6.3 both STABLE releases
> > will the ports tree not be supported in 6.3 a just released version of
> > FreeBSD?
>
> I can't help but get the impression that you're spoiling for a fight
> here, so let me ask you to take step 1, which is relax a little.
>
> You are focusing on released version numbers when you ask about ports
> support, and we generally focus on release branches. See
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvs-tags.html
> for more information about that. We will be supporting ports for
> RELENG_5 and _6, and RELENG_7 after it's created from what is now HEAD.
>
> Where I think the confusion is coming in is in regards to support for
> a specific version number that is older than the latest version in
> that branch. For example, support for 6.1 which is an older release on
> the RELENG_6 branch. We do our best to provide ports support for older
> versions on currently supported branches, but it's not always possible
> to do so. You can search the archives of the ports list for
> information on why just supporting 3 active branches (which will be 4
> after RELENG_7 is branched) for over 16,000 ports is a pretty massive
> undertaking.
>
> I hope this makes the situation more clear.
>
> Doug
>
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This is what I had always thought until I was told otherwise recently
thanks.  Not spoiling for a fight just trying to understand the
situation because it was dissapointing to be told last week that the
reason for a ommision in UPDATING was because 6.1 was not the latest
release.  For this reason I wont dig up the quote I am just happy that
6.3 will be supported.

Chris