svn commit: r39180 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases

[Glen Barber]

Author: gjb
Date: Fri Jul  6 18:58:26 2012
New Revision: 39180
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39180

Log:
  Updates and improvements to the releases index page.
  
  PR:		169169
  Submitted by:	linimon

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/index.sgml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/index.sgml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/index.sgml	Fri Jul  6 08:29:03 2012	(r39179)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/index.sgml	Fri Jul  6 18:58:26 2012	(r39180)
@@ -10,12 +10,33 @@
 &header;
 <img alt="FreeBSD Releases" src="../gifs/releases.jpg" height="200" width="300" align="right" border="0">
 
-<p><em>For late-breaking news about FreeBSD, please visit
-the <A HREF="&base;/news/newsflash.html">Newsflash</A> page.</em></p>
+<p>FreeBSD releases are classified into "Production Releases" and
+"Legacy Releases".  The former are best suited to users looking for
+the latest new features; the latter are for users wishing to stay with
+a more conservative upgrade strategy.</p>
+
+<p>Releases are further classified by the length of time they will be
+supported by the Security Officer into "Normal" and "Extended"
+releases.</p>
+
+       <p>Documentation files for each release are
+       available for viewing in HTML format on the
+       <a HREF="&base;/relnotes.html">Release Documentation</a> page.</p>
+
+<a name="supported-releases"></A>
+<h2>Currently Supported Releases</h2>
+
+<p>Complete information about the release date, the classifcation
+type, and the estimated End-Of-Life (EOL) for currently supported
+releases can be found on the <a
+  href="&base;/security/security.html#sup"> Supported Releases</a>
+section of the <a href="&base;/security/security.html">FreeBSD
+Security Information</a> page.</p>
 
 <a name="current"></A>
-<h2>Current Release(s)</h2>
+<h2>Most Recent Release(s)</h2>
 
+<h3>Production Releases</h3>
 <p><b>Release &rel.current;</b> (&rel.current.date;)
 <em>
 <a href="&u.rel.announce;">Announcement</a> :
@@ -36,6 +57,7 @@ the <A HREF="&base;/news/newsflash.html"
 <a href="&u.rel2.errata;">Errata</a>
 </em></p>
 
+<h3>Legacy Releases</h3>
 <p><b>Release &rel3.current;</b> (&rel3.current.date;)
 <em>
 <a href="&u.rel3.announce;">Announcement</a> :
@@ -45,6 +67,13 @@ the <A HREF="&base;/news/newsflash.html"
 <a href="&u.rel3.errata;">Errata</a>
 </em></p>
 
+<a name="future"></A>
+<h2>Future Releases</h2>
+
+       <p>For the schedule of upcoming releases, or
+       for more information about the release engineering process, please
+       visit the <a href="&base;/releng/index.html">Release Engineering</a> page.</p>
+
 <p>The latest snapshots from our <A
 HREF="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/current-stable.html#STABLE">FreeBSD-STABLE</A>
 and <A
@@ -53,35 +82,8 @@ branches are
 also available.  Please see <A HREF="../where.html">Getting
 FreeBSD</A> for details.</p>
 
-<a name="supported-branches"></A>
-<h2>Supported Releases</h2>
-
-<p>The current designation and estimated lifetimes of currently
-supported releases can be found on the
-<a href="&base;/security/security.html#sup">FreeBSD
-Security Information</a> page.</p>
-
-<a name="future"></A>
-<h2>Future Releases</h2>
-
-       <p>We will continue to bring you new releases from both
-       our <A HREF="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/current-stable.html#STABLE">FreeBSD-STABLE</A> and
-       <A HREF="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/current-stable.html#CURRENT">FreeBSD-CURRENT</A>
-       branches, both as developer's snapshots and as regular full releases.</p>
-
-       <p>For more information about the release engineering process,
-       or to see a comprehensive schedule of upcoming releases, please
-       visit the <a href="&base;/releng/index.html">Release
-       Engineering</a> section of this web site.</p>
-
-       <p>The release documentation files for FreeBSD-STABLE and
-       FreeBSD-CURRENT are available for viewing in HTML format on the
-       <a HREF="&base;/relnotes.html">Release Documentation</a> page.
-       These files are rebuilt periodically, and reflect the changing
-       state of FreeBSD's development.</p>
-
-<a name="past"></A>
-<h2>Past Releases</h2>
+<a name="prior-supported"></A>
+<h2>Prior Releases Still Being Supported</h2>
 <ul>
       <li><b>8.2</b> (February 2011)
 	<em>
@@ -102,7 +104,19 @@ Security Information</a> page.</p>
 	  <a href="8.1R/errata.html">Errata</a>
 	</em>
       </li>
+</ul>
 
+<a name="prior-unsupported"></A>
+<h2>Prior Releases Which Have Reached End-Of-Life</h2>
+
+<p>Complete historical information about the release date, the
+classification type, and the effective End-Of-Life (EOL) for these
+releases may be found on the <a
+  href="&base;/security/security.html#unsup">Unsupported Releases</a>
+section of the <a href="&base;/security/security.html">FreeBSD
+  Security Information</a> page.</p>
+
+<ul>
       <li><b>8.0</b> (November 2009)
 	<em>
 	  <a href="8.0R/announce.html">Announcement</a>: