svn commit: r43943 - user/gjb/releng-rewrite/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng

[Glen Barber]

Author: gjb
Date: Fri Feb 14 22:31:18 2014
New Revision: 43943
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/43943

Log:
  Add notes about -ALPHA builds.
  
  Sponsored by:	The FreeBSD Foundation

Modified:
  user/gjb/releng-rewrite/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng/article.xml

Modified: user/gjb/releng-rewrite/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng/article.xml
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--- user/gjb/releng-rewrite/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng/article.xml	Fri Feb 14 22:31:16 2014	(r43942)
+++ user/gjb/releng-rewrite/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng/article.xml	Fri Feb 14 22:31:18 2014	(r43943)
@@ -293,7 +293,18 @@
       <title>&os; <quote><literal>ALPHA</literal></quote>
 	Builds</title>
 
-      <para> </para>
+      <para>Starting with the &os; 10.0-RELEASE cycle, the notion
+	of <quote><literal>-ALPHA</literal></quote> builds was
+	introduced.  Unlike the <literal>-BETA</literal> and
+	<literal>-RC</literal> builds, <literal>-ALPHA</literal>
+	builds are not included in the &os; Release schedule.</para>
+
+      <para>The idea behind <literal>-ALPHA</literal> builds is to
+	provide regular &os;-provided builds before the creation of
+	the <literal>stable/</literal> branch.</para>
+
+      <para>&os; <literal>-ALPHA</literal> snapshots should be built
+	approximately once a week.</para>
     </sect2>
 
     <sect2 xml:id="releng-head-freeze-kbi">