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diff --git a/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/Versions b/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/Versions index 382183cf4..f1491b2fd 100644 --- a/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/Versions +++ b/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/Versions @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ The XFree86 Project, Inc - 16 January 2002 + 23 February 2003 Abstract @@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ As of the release of version 4.0.2 in December 2000, XFree86 has three release branches. First is trunk of the CVS repository. This is the main development stream, where all new work and work for future releases is done. -Second is the stable bugfix branch for the latest full release (4.2.0). It +Second is the stable bugfix branch for the latest full release (4.3.0). It is created around the time of the release. The branch for this one is called -"xf-4_2-branch". Fixes for bugs found in the release will be added to this +"xf-4_3-branch". Fixes for bugs found in the release will be added to this branch (as well as the trunk), and updates to this release (if any) will be cut from this branch. Similar stable branches are present for previous full releases. @@ -28,21 +28,21 @@ While this branch is not actively being maintained, it does include some important post-3.3.6 bug fixes and security updates. Relevant security updates in particular are usually back-ported to this branch. -XFree86 is planning to make full releases from the main development stream -approximately every six months, in late May and November of each year. The -feature freezes for these releases will be 1 April and 1 October respec- -tively. These are target dates, not a binding commitment. How effectively -these dates can be met will depend to a large degree on the resource avail- -able to XFree86. Full releases consist of full source code tarballs, plus -full binary distributions for a range of supported platforms. Update/bugfix -releases will be made on an as-required basis, depending also on the avail- -ability of resources. Update/bugfix releases will not be full releases, and -will consist of source code patches, plus binary updates to be layered on top -of the previous full release. - -The next full release will be version 4.3.0, tentatively scheduled for late -May 2002. There is no scheduled update release. If there is one, the ver- -sion will be 4.2.1. +XFree86 is planning to make full releases from the main development stream at +regular intervals in the 6-12 month range. The feature freezes for these +releases will usually be 2-3 months before the release dates. This general +plan is a goal, not a binding commitment. The actual release intervals and +dates will depend to a large degree on the resource available to XFree86. +Full releases consist of full source code tarballs, plus full binary distri- +butions for a range of supported platforms. Update/bugfix releases will be +made on an as-required basis, depending also on the availability of +resources, and will generally be limited to serious bug and security fixes. +New features will not usually be added in update releases. Update/bugfix +releases will not be full releases, and will consist of source code patches, +plus binary updates to be layered on top of the previous full release. + +The next full release will be version 4.4.0. There is no scheduled update +release, but if one is needed, the version will be 4.3.1. Aside from actual releases, snapshots of the active release branches are tagged in the CVS repository from time to time. Each such snapshot has an @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ VendorRelease information can be interpreted. } } - Generated from XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/Versions.sgml,v 1.2 2002/01/16 20:38:45 dawes Exp $ + Generated from XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/Versions.sgml,v 1.4 2003/02/24 03:41:23 dawes Exp $ -$XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/Versions,v 1.3 2002/01/16 20:51:04 dawes Exp $ +$XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/Versions,v 1.7 2003/02/24 04:03:25 dawes Exp $ |