git: 9bbe9bfc6633 - releng/14.4 - 14.4: create releng/14.4 branch

The branch releng/14.4 has been created by cperciva:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=9bbe9bfc66333ef134d3a7591f47c528e23c8b89

commit 9bbe9bfc66333ef134d3a7591f47c528e23c8b89
Author:     Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-02-06 00:00:00 +0000
Commit:     Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-02-06 00:00:00 +0000

    14.4: create releng/14.4 branch
    
    Update from PRERELEASE to BETA1
    Switch pkg(8) configuration to use the quarterly repository
    Bump __FreeBSD_version
    
    Approved by:    re (implicit)
    Sponsored by:   OpenSats Initiative
---
 release/pkg_repos/release-dvd.conf | 4 ++--
 sys/conf/newvers.sh                | 2 +-
 sys/sys/param.h                    | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/release/pkg_repos/release-dvd.conf b/release/pkg_repos/release-dvd.conf
index d2db295c53c8..ebe29b72df99 100644
--- a/release/pkg_repos/release-dvd.conf
+++ b/release/pkg_repos/release-dvd.conf
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 release: {
-  url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/latest",
+  url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/quarterly",
   mirror_type: "srv",
   signature_type: "fingerprints",
   fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
   enabled: yes
 }
 release-kmods: {
-  url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/kmods_latest",
+  url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/kmods_quarterly",
   mirror_type: "srv",
   signature_type: "fingerprints",
   fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
diff --git a/sys/conf/newvers.sh b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
index a4b3980168cd..b50451c1c674 100644
--- a/sys/conf/newvers.sh
+++ b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 TYPE="FreeBSD"
 REVISION="14.4"
-BRANCH="PRERELEASE"
+BRANCH="BETA1"
 if [ -n "${BRANCH_OVERRIDE}" ]; then
 	BRANCH=${BRANCH_OVERRIDE}
 fi
diff --git a/sys/sys/param.h b/sys/sys/param.h
index 03aa6059190a..fb900600b90f 100644
--- a/sys/sys/param.h
+++ b/sys/sys/param.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
  * cannot include sys/param.h and should only be updated here.
  */
 #undef __FreeBSD_version
-#define __FreeBSD_version 1403508
+#define __FreeBSD_version 1404000
 
 /*
  * __FreeBSD_kernel__ indicates that this system uses the kernel of FreeBSD,