On 2011-Jan-12, 21:42, Peter Jeremy wrote:
> >In this particular case, openfire-3.7.0.beta seemed to my workable enough.
> 
> It may well be - after all, many of us are running 8-stable or
> 9-current, both of which are "beta" software.  And it could be that
> the "beta" designation relates to issues that do not affect the
> FreeBSD port.  But, IMHO, by taking this step, you are stating that
> openfire-3.7.0.beta is suitable for production use.

I think this is a very important point. Maybe this thread could be the
trigger to create a clear (and documented) policy about port suffixes and
production-readiness.

I can agree on:

myport/         <-- latest stable / production ready, maybe version 3.4
myport12/       <-- old, supported 1.2 version
myport21/       <-- old, supported 2.1 version
myport-devel/   <-- development branch, version 4.0.beta

Anybody from doc@ wants to write down a chapter for the handbook? :)

Best Regards,

-- 
Pietro Cerutti
The FreeBSD Project
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