This page contains documentation about the FreeBSD release - engineering process.
- -NOTE: Release dates are approximate and may be subject to schedule - slippage.
- -| Date | -Event | -Information | -
|---|---|---|
| October 2008 | -FreeBSD 7.1 and 6.4 | -- |
| February 2009 | -FreeBSD 7.2 | -- |
| June 2009 | -FreeBSD 8.0 | -- |
The following table lists the code freeze status for the major -branches of the src/ subtree of the FreeBSD CVS -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 ports/, doc/, and www/ is also -provided below.
- -| Branch | -Status | -Contact | -Notes | -
|---|---|---|---|
| HEAD | -Open | -committers | -Active development branch for 8-CURRENT. | -
| RELENG_7 | -Open | -committers | -Development branch for 7-STABLE. | -
| RELENG_7_0 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 7.0 supported errata fix branch. | -
| RELENG_6 | -Open | -committers | -Development branch for 6-STABLE. | -
| RELENG_6_3 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 6.3 supported errata fix branch. | -
| RELENG_6_2 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 6.2 errata fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_6_1 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 6.1 errata fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_6_0 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 6.0 errata fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_5 | -Open | -committers | -Maintenance branch for 5-STABLE (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_5_5 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 5.5 errata fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_5_4 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 5.4 errata fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_5_3 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 5.3 errata fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_5_2 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 5.2 / 5.2.1 security fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_5_1 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 5.1 security fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_5_0 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 5.0 security fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_4 | -Open | -committers | -Maintenance branch for 4-STABLE (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_4_11 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 4.11 errata fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_4_10 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 4.10 security fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_4_9 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 4.9 security fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_4_8 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 4.8 security fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_4_7 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 4.7 security fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_4_6 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 4.6 security fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_4_5 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 4.5 security fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_4_4 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 4.4 security fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_4_3 | -Frozen | -&contact.so; | -FreeBSD 4.3 security fix branch (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_3 | -Open | -committers | -Maintenance branch for 3-STABLE (not officially supported). | -
| RELENG_2_2 | -Open | -committers | -Maintenance branch for 2.2-STABLE (not officially supported). | -
| Subtree | -Status | -Contact | -Notes | -
| ports/ | -Open | -&contact.portmgr; | -FreeBSD Ports Collection. | -
| doc/ | -Open | -&contact.doc; | -SGML/XML based documentation set. | -
| www/ | -Open | -&contact.www; | -FreeBSD Web site sources. | -
FreeBSD
- Release Engineering
-
- Describes 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.
FreeBSD
- Release Engineering for Third Party Packages
-
- 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.
FreeBSD
- 5-STABLE Roadmap
-
- Described the roadmap for the project for reaching the RELENG_5
- branch. Included overall status of 5.x, what was left to be done, and
- tentative schedules. Note that this document is now mainly of
- historical interest.
Choosing
- the FreeBSD Version That Is Right For You
-
- How to decide which version of FreeBSD is right for your
- needs. Topics include the releases, branches, the difference
- between -CURRENT and -STABLE, and the current scheduling goals
- of the project.
The primary release engineering team is responsible for approving - MFC - requests during code freezes, setting release schedules, and all of - the other responsibilities laid out in our charter.
- -Primary RE Team (re@FreeBSD.org) : -&a.re.members; form the primary release engineering decision-making -group.
- -The platform-specific release engineering teams are responsible for -building and packaging FreeBSD releases on the given platforms.
- -Alpha Platform REs (re-alpha@FreeBSD.org) : -&a.re-alpha;
- -AMD64 Platform REs (re-amd64@FreeBSD.org) : -&a.re-amd64;
- -ia64 Platform REs (re-ia64@FreeBSD.org) : -&a.re-ia64;
- -i386 Platform REs (re-x86@FreeBSD.org) : -&a.re-i386;
- -pc98 Platform REs (re-pc98@FreeBSD.org) : -&a.re-pc98;
- -PowerPC Platform REs (re-ppc@FreeBSD.org) : -&a.re-powerpc;
- -sparc64 Platform REs (re-sparc64@FreeBSD.org) : -&a.re-sparc64;
- -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.
- -Package Builders (&contact.portmgr;) : - &a.portmgr;
- - -Where can I find the release directory or ISO images for older FreeBSD releases?
- -The FreeBSD Project does not maintain a centralized historical - archive of old release ISO images, but there are still many options. - First, a large collection of the old releases (many complete with the - package sets) is at - ftp://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/. - Second, try looking on http://mirrorlist.FreeBSD.org. - If you are unable to find an FTP mirror that still contains the - release you are looking for, then you can email CD-ROM vendors to see - if they have any old releases available. In September 2003, we know - of a case where FreeBSD 1.1 was used in a court of law to invalidate - a bogus software patent. Clearly, older releases can be very - important in some situations.
- -&footer; - + &header; + +This page contains documentation about the FreeBSD release + engineering process.
+ +NOTE: Release dates are approximate and may be subject to + schedule slippage.
+ +| Date | +Event | +Information | +
|---|---|---|
| October 2008 | +FreeBSD 7.1 and 6.4 | ++ |
| February 2009 | +FreeBSD 7.2 | ++ |
| June 2009 | +FreeBSD 8.0 | ++ |
The following table lists the code freeze status for the major + branches of the src/ subtree of the FreeBSD CVS + 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 ports/, doc/, + and www/ is also provided below.
+ +| Branch | +Status | +Contact | +Notes | +
|---|---|---|---|
| HEAD | +Open | +committers | +Active development branch for 8-CURRENT. | +
| RELENG_7 | +Open | +committers | +Development branch for 7-STABLE. | +
| RELENG_7_0 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 7.0 supported errata fix branch. | +
| RELENG_6 | +Open | +committers | +Development branch for 6-STABLE. | +
| RELENG_6_3 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 6.3 supported errata fix branch. | +
| RELENG_6_2 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 6.2 errata fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_6_1 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 6.1 errata fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_6_0 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 6.0 errata fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_5 | +Open | +committers | +Maintenance branch for 5-STABLE (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_5_5 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 5.5 errata fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_5_4 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 5.4 errata fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_5_3 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 5.3 errata fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_5_2 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 5.2 / 5.2.1 security fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_5_1 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 5.1 security fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_5_0 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 5.0 security fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_4 | +Open | +committers | +Maintenance branch for 4-STABLE (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_4_11 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 4.11 errata fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_4_10 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 4.10 security fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_4_9 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 4.9 security fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_4_8 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 4.8 security fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_4_7 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 4.7 security fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_4_6 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 4.6 security fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_4_5 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 4.5 security fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_4_4 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 4.4 security fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_4_3 | +Frozen | +&contact.so; | +FreeBSD 4.3 security fix branch (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_3 | +Open | +committers | +Maintenance branch for 3-STABLE (not officially supported). | +
| RELENG_2_2 | +Open | +committers | +Maintenance branch for 2.2-STABLE (not officially supported). | +
| Subtree | +Status | +Contact | +Notes | +
| ports/ | +Open | +&contact.portmgr; | +FreeBSD Ports Collection. | +
| doc/ | +Open | +&contact.doc; | +SGML/XML based documentation set. | +
| www/ | +Open | +&contact.www; | +FreeBSD Web site sources. | +
FreeBSD
+ Release Engineering
+
+ Describes 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.
FreeBSD
+ Release Engineering for Third Party Packages
+
+ 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.
FreeBSD
+ 5-STABLE Roadmap
+
+ Described the roadmap for the project for reaching the RELENG_5
+ branch. Included overall status of 5.x, what was left to be done, and
+ tentative schedules. Note that this document is now mainly of
+ historical interest.
Choosing
+ the FreeBSD Version That Is Right For You
+
+ How to decide which version of FreeBSD is right for your
+ needs. Topics include the releases, branches, the difference
+ between -CURRENT and -STABLE, and the current scheduling goals
+ of the project.
The primary release engineering team is responsible for approving + MFC + requests during code freezes, setting release schedules, and all of + the other responsibilities laid out in our charter.
+ +Primary RE Team + (re@FreeBSD.org) : + &a.re.members; form the primary release engineering + decision-making group.
+ +The platform-specific release engineering teams are responsible + for building and packaging FreeBSD releases on the given + platforms.
+ +Alpha Platform REs (re-alpha@FreeBSD.org) : + &a.re-alpha;
+ +AMD64 Platform REs (re-amd64@FreeBSD.org) : + &a.re-amd64;
+ +ia64 Platform REs (re-ia64@FreeBSD.org) : + &a.re-ia64;
+ +i386 Platform REs (re-x86@FreeBSD.org) : + &a.re-i386;
+ +pc98 Platform REs (re-pc98@FreeBSD.org) : + &a.re-pc98;
+ +PowerPC Platform REs (re-ppc@FreeBSD.org) : + &a.re-powerpc;
+ +sparc64 Platform REs (re-sparc64@FreeBSD.org) : + &a.re-sparc64;
+ +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.
+ +Package Builders (&contact.portmgr;) : + &a.portmgr;
+ + +Where can I find the release directory or ISO images for older + FreeBSD releases?
+ +The FreeBSD Project does not maintain a centralized historical + archive of old release ISO images, but there are still many + options. First, a large collection of the old releases (many + complete with the package sets) is at + ftp://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/. + Second, try looking on http://mirrorlist.FreeBSD.org. + If you are unable to find an FTP mirror that still contains the + release you are looking for, then you can email CD-ROM vendors to + see if they have any old releases available. In September 2003, + we know of a case where FreeBSD 1.1 was used in a court of law to + invalidate a bogus software patent. Clearly, older releases can + be very important in some situations.
+ + &footer; + +