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

From: Glen Barber <gjb_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:52:46 UTC
On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 09:22:52PM +0000, Jamie Landeg-Jones 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.
> 
> Foe a recent new build, I just went to the ftp site to grab the latest rc,
> only to see 14.0-release there, so I grabbed and installed that, many
> hours before your original mail went out.
> 
> No biggy, I generally track stable, but does this mean we can't rely
> on the download sites without checking out the lists first? It's not
> like I was plaing sneaky by doing "guess the URL" or anything like that.
> 

No.  It merely suggests the release is not officially official yet.

Glen