difference between releases

[Jerry McAllister]

> 
> In a message dated 11/8/04 5:46:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> keramida at ceid.upatras.gr writes:
> >Releases are fixed points in time.  They are marked on their respective 
> branch
> >of development and that's it.  A x.y-RELEASE version is effectively a 
> symbolic
> >name for a specific moment in time.
> Wow, thats what a "snapshot" used to be. How discouraging.

A release is a snapshot - just one that everything (including most ports, 
although since the release team may not have control over all ports, some
may fall by the wayside) has been brought up to that point of development
and generaly checked out at that point.    A mere snapshot that is not a 
release is just the current (momentary) development collection without 
necessarily making sure everything is at any particular level.

How discouraging for you not to understand that.

////jerry