Re: [HEADS-UP] Quick update to 14.0-RELEASE schedule

Well, today is your yesterday, so we might not be ready for another more tomorrows your time, yesterdays, my time.  Or something.

Glen
Sent from my phone.
Please excuse my brevity and/or typos.

> On Nov 15, 2023, at 2:39 AM, matti k <mattik@gwsit.com.au> wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 15 Nov 2023 04:52:31 +0000
> Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org> wrote:
> 
>>>> Ok.  I do not know what exactly is your point, but releases are
>>>> never official until there is a PGP-signed email sent.  The email
>>>> is intended for the general public of consumers of official
>>>> releases, not "yeah, but"s.
>>>> 
> 
>> That does not say that the freebsd-update bits will not change *until*
>> the official release announcement has been sent.
>> 
>> In my past 15 years involved in the Project, I think we have been very
>> clear on that.
>> 
>> A RELEASE IS NOT FINAL UNTIL THE PGP-SIGNED ANNOUNCEMENT IS SENT.
>> 
>> I mean, c'mon, dude.
>> 
>> We really, seriously, for all intents and purposes, cannot be any more
>> clear than that.
>> 
>> So, yes, *IF* an update necessitates a new freebsd-update build, what
>> you are running is *NOT* official.
>> 
>> For at least 15 years, we have all said the same entire thing.
> 
> Here I have been tracking 14.0 release candidates
> 
> Reminds me of when slashdot would announce a new release days before it
> was actually released and then someone would remind them of that
> 
> I am using an Australian mirror so will probably need to wait an extra
> day to be on the safe side  :-)
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