From nobody Sun Jul 24 01:10:03 2022 X-Original-To: doc@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4Lr4pg2r3nz4X3B4 for ; Sun, 24 Jul 2022 01:10:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Lr4pg0yg4z3sDC for ; Sun, 24 Jul 2022 01:10:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org (kenobi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::50:1d]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Lr4pf72L1z10ty for ; Sun, 24 Jul 2022 01:10:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.5]) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 26O1A2bv046002 for ; Sun, 24 Jul 2022 01:10:02 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: (from www@localhost) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 26O1A2tH046001 for doc@FreeBSD.org; Sun, 24 Jul 2022 01:10:02 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) X-Authentication-Warning: kenobi.freebsd.org: www set sender to bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org using -f From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 263571] FAQ: CURRENT, STABLE RELEASE: corrections, updates and enhancement Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2022 01:10:03 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: AssignedTo X-Bugzilla-Type: changed X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: Documentation X-Bugzilla-Component: Books & Articles X-Bugzilla-Version: Latest X-Bugzilla-Keywords: X-Bugzilla-Severity: Affects Many People X-Bugzilla-Who: grahamperrin@gmail.com X-Bugzilla-Status: Open X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: --- X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: doc@FreeBSD.org X-Bugzilla-Flags: X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Bugzilla-URL: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated List-Id: Documentation project List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-doc List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1658625003; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=9LtUAQ0zJw1I5zooiqlwLArBLUCmR7fw8jxQi31oRk8=; b=hUkL+iUlyuXs+8qZOG3rQFdv5/yEuTIG1H5yrycTw0LlZkthNSpFOKkU8W5N+UHT9k5Z+F L3EdHk8Ap2T99GH2LaGAMR1oUi2XW8esgNTxr45RMoX2FRPrIxTeqH/s/3F6uftnHNHDWj LvgPjp65my3Xm5F0vnd6ISsnzYYrjqGrayQDS/HwFhNtv6tR4JgOuXCv8hh5MBjeqsuvu8 4DMa5Ut2H0wyDqUHZ4YLWYikAuAXWzymFO7oGQScpjXOoszBJHwh15tGzJSe5X2b9Z/U/6 GDynMrepoCME3U8FV+BRCrJPxgZmNjwKYghOvYDfrAktiic5dtRceZkGC2ZF3Q== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=dkim; d=freebsd.org; t=1658625003; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=j7MZdK/F4gx7jPpje1rCoPKLV8PtOCQS34v0f3LroCLu5OEdgTZK/Azu/zMI85iy7tDcXs hhO/VEfyFXeq+8hDEpROGeijvLORdEImsUfnDOKZ6qf0e5gVoxks2d2W2a4uSECD1eXc8B oK6sdLwx2FZenvk2lO6jgu28XzI92zYJT8eDO2C9s0iWdkh5JB88QAmjmlzbUfFsj995cm CbXzYjB/rNtrP5REcMw1+/xNoL0yR0hcp87as3iPTIwDQPdM6buP/zDc5xFnlplxcksxUF N/d3t91ZhEW9h+5CvQvET4YGPPGF8W7xO+bCVSX49eeAzYqIBfbydpc2Nq6q1w== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx1.freebsd.org; none X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D263571 --- Comment #6 from Graham Perrin --- > What is the FreeBSD-STABLE concept? The question is not entirely answered. It seems to omit the essence:=20 application binary interface (ABI) stability. From :=20 >> The name "-STABLE" is frequently misunderstood. It does not mean=20 >> solid or steady. -STABLE means that while code can change, the=20 >> ABI (Application Binary Interface) will remain stable and not change.=20 >> Programs compiled to run on FreeBSD 10.0-RELEASE, or 10.1-RELEASE,=20 >> or 10.2-RELEASE will continue to work on FreeBSD 10-STABLE.=20 >> Effectively, -STABLE is the latest version of FreeBSD you can get=20 >> without breaking installed software. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=