FreeBSD supported branches update
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have been updated to reflect the EoL (end-of-life) of FreeBSD 7.1. The new list of supported branches is below and at http://security.freebsd.org/ . Users of FreeBSD 7.1 are advised to upgrade promptly to a newer release (most likely the recently announced FreeBSD 7.4) either by downloading an updated source tree and building updates manually, or (for i386 and amd64 systems) using the FreeBSD Update utility as described in the relevant release announcement. The current supported branches and expected EoL dates are: +-+ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7 |n/a |n/a |n/a |February 28, 2013| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_3 |7.3-RELEASE |Extended|March 23, 2010 |March 31, 2012 | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_4 |7.4-RELEASE |Extended|February 24, 2011|February 28, 2013| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8_1 |8.1-RELEASE |Extended|July 23, 2010|July 31, 2012| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8_2 |8.2-RELEASE |Normal |February 24, 2011|February 29, 2012| +-+ - -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk1sorYACgkQFdaIBMps37IgAgCePHsPcwZ/3mvoBzB3yvvo5txo bDcAn0ze3I/h6fz90GVCEYm0cqBMFeOL =DopZ -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
HEADS UP: FreeBSD 7.1 EoL coming soon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, On February 28th, FreeBSD 7.1 will reach its End of Life and will no longer be supported by the FreeBSD Security Team. (This was initially scheduled to occur today, but in light of the imminent arrival of FreeBSD 7.4 I decided to push it back a month.) Users of FreeBSD 7.1 are strongly encouraged to upgrade to either FreeBSD 7.3, FreeBSD 8.1, or the upcoming FreeBSD 7.4 or 8.2 within the next month. The current supported branches and expected EoL dates are: +-+ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_1 |7.1-RELEASE |Extended|January 4, 2009 |February 28, 2011| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_3 |7.3-RELEASE |Extended|March 23, 2010 |March 31, 2012 | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_4 |7.4-RELEASE |Extended|not yet |release + 2 years| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8_1 |8.1-RELEASE |Extended|July 23, 2010|July 31, 2012| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8_2 |8.2-RELEASE |Normal |not yet |release + 1 year | +-+ - -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk1Gg6cACgkQFdaIBMps37K69QCfZb4Xa6YEiSOtXDPLfGpi6crE fGEAnjANjSSDXolX5c9VBximNpOD/1rw =5yHH -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
FreeBSD supported branches update
Hello Everyone, The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have been updated to reflect the EoL (end-of-life) of FreeBSD 6.4 and FreeBSD 8.0. Since FreeBSD 6.4 was the last remaining supported release from the FreeBSD 6.x stable branch, support for the FreeBSD 6.x stable branch has also ended. The new list of supported branches is below and at http://security.freebsd.org/ . Users of FreeBSD 6.4 and 8.0 are advised to upgrade promptly to a newer release, either by downloading an updated source tree and building updates manually, or (for i386 and amd64 systems) using the FreeBSD Update utility as described in the relevant release announcement. The FreeBSD Ports Management Team wishes to remind users that November 30 is also the end of support for the Ports Collection for both FreeBSD 6.4 RELEASE and the FreeBSD 6.x STABLE branch. Neither the infrastructure nor individual ports are guaranteed to work on these FreeBSD versions after that date. A CVS tag will be created for users who cannot upgrade for some reason, at which time these users are advised to stop tracking the latest ports CVS repository and use the RELEASE_6_EOL tag instead. The current supported branches and expected EoL dates are: +-+ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_1 |7.1-RELEASE |Extended|January 4, 2009 |January 31, 2011 | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_3 |7.3-RELEASE |Extended|March 23, 2010 |March 31, 2012 | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_4 |7.4-RELEASE |Extended|not yet |release + 2 years| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8_1 |8.1-RELEASE |Extended|July 23, 2010|July 31, 2012| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8_2 |8.2-RELEASE |Normal |not yet |release + 1 year | +-+ ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
HEADS UP: FreeBSD 6.4 and 8.0 EoLs coming soon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, On November 30th, FreeBSD 6.4 and FreeBSD 8.0 will have reached their End of Life and will no longer be supported by the FreeBSD Security Team. Since FreeBSD 6.4 is the last remaining supported release from the FreeBSD 6.x stable branch, support for the FreeBSD 6.x stable branch will also cease at the same point. Users of either of these FreeBSD releases are strongly encouraged to upgrade to either FreeBSD 7.3 or FreeBSD 8.1 before that date. The FreeBSD Ports Management Team wishes to remind users that November 30 is also the end of support for the Ports Collection for both FreeBSD 6.4 RELEASE and the FreeBSD 6.x STABLE branch. Neither the infrastructure nor individual ports are guaranteed to work on these FreeBSD versions after that date. A CVS tag will be created for users who cannot upgrade for some reason, at which time these users are advised to stop tracking the latest ports CVS repository and use the RELEASE_6_EOL tag instead. The current supported branches and expected EoL dates are: +-+ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_6 |n/a |n/a |n/a |November 30, 2010| |-| |RELENG_6_4 |6.4-RELEASE |Extended|November 18, 2008|November 30, 2010| |-| |RELENG_7 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_1 |7.1-RELEASE |Extended|January 4, 2009 |January 31, 2011 | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_3 |7.3-RELEASE |Extended|March 23, 2010 |March 31, 2012 | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8_0 |8.0-RELEASE |Normal |November 25, 2009|November 30, 2010| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8_1 |8.1-RELEASE |Extended|July 23, 2010|July 31, 2012| +-+ - -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkx+cdwACgkQFdaIBMps37K/VACgnkGPT1G76AYaor9ifcTeFDA2 dzgAn0Oqz5UsoaoCvWycUSsFFlpBi0gB =WWDq -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
FreeBSD supported branches update
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have been updated to reflect the EoL (end-of-life) of FreeBSD 7.2. The new list is below and at URL: http://security.freebsd.org/ . Users of FreeBSD 7.2 are advised to upgrade promptly to a newer release, either by downloading an updated source tree and building updates manually, or (for i386 and amd64 systems) using the FreeBSD Update utility as described in the relevant release announcement. [Excerpt from http://security.freebsd.org/ follows] Supported FreeBSD Releases The FreeBSD Security Officer provides security advisories for several branches of FreeBSD development. These are the -STABLE Branches and the Security Branches. (Advisories are not issued for the -CURRENT Branch.) * The -STABLE branch tags have names like RELENG_7. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE. * Each FreeBSD Release has an associated Security Branch. The Security Branch tags have names like RELENG_7_0. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p1. Isses affecting the FreeBSD Ports Collection are covered in the FreeBSD VuXML document. Each branch is supported by the Security Officer for a limited time only, and is designated as one of `Early adopter', `Normal', or `Extended'. The designation is used as a guideline for determining the lifetime of the branch as follows. Early adopter Releases which are published from the -CURRENT branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 6 months after the release. Normal Releases which are published from a -STABLE branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 12 months after the release, and for sufficient additional time (if needed) to ensure that there is a newer release for at least 3 months before the older Normal release expires. Extended Selected releases (normally every second release plus the last release from each -STABLE branch) will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 24 months after the release, and for sufficient additional time (if needed) to ensure that there is a newer Extended release for at least 3 months before the older Extended release expires. The current designation and estimated lifetimes of the currently supported branches are given below. The Estimated EoL (end-of-life) column gives the earliest date on which that branch is likely to be dropped. Please note that these dates may be extended into the future, but only extenuating circumstances would lead to a branch's support being dropped earlier than the date listed. ++ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_6 |n/a|n/a |n/a |November 30, 2010| |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_6_4 |6.4-RELEASE|Extended|November 28, 2008|November 30, 2010| |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_7 |n/a|n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_7_1 |7.1-RELEASE|Extended|January 4, 2009 |January 31, 2011 | |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_7_3 |7.3-RELEASE|Extended|March 23, 2010 |March 31, 2012 | |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_8 |n/a|n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_8_0 |8.0-RELEASE|Normal |November 25, 2009|November 30, 2010| |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_8_1 |8.1-RELEASE|Extended|not yet |release + 2 years| ++ [End excerpt] - -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkwtE8AACgkQFdaIBMps37JJMQCfbEbvHes9mBz/h56y7TuzpeJf uOEAn0Gyh7HN0x/rcOsuCCq05tAyPkHT =qksg -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
HEADS UP: FreeBSD 7.2 EoL coming soon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, On June 30th, FreeBSD 7.2 will reach its End of Life and will no longer be supported by the FreeBSD Security Team. Users of this release are strongly encouraged to upgrade to FreeBSD 7.3 before that date; FreeBSD 7.3 will be supported until the end of March 2012. Please note that since FreeBSD 7.1 has been designated for 'Extended' support, it will continue to be supported until the end of January 2011, i.e., FreeBSD 7.1 will be supported longer than FreeBSD 7.2. The End of Life date for FreeBSD 7.2 was originally announced as May 31, but was delayed by one month in accordance with Security Team policy in order to allow a 3 month window between the release of FreeBSD 7.3 and the End of Life of FreeBSD 7.2 to allow time for systems to be upgraded. The freebsd-update(8) utility can be used to upgrade i386 and amd64 systems from 7.2-RELEASE (or 7.2-RELEASE-pX for some X) to 7.3-RELEASE using binary updates (i.e., without compiling from source) as described in the 7.3-RELEASE announcement; given an adequate internet connection, this process usually takes 15 minutes or less. The current supported branches and expected EoL dates are: +-+ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_6 |n/a |n/a |n/a |November 30, 2010| |-| |RELENG_6_4 |6.4-RELEASE |Extended|November 18, 2008|November 30, 2010| |-| |RELENG_7 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_1 |7.1-RELEASE |Extended|January 4, 2009 |January 31, 2011 | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_2 |7.2-RELEASE |Normal |May 4, 2009 |June 30, 2010| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_3 |7.3-RELEASE |Extended|March 23, 2010 |March 31, 2012 | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8_0 |8.0-RELEASE |Normal |November 25, 2009|November 30, 2010| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8_1 |8.1-RELEASE |Extended|not yet |release + 2 years| +-+ - -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkwKZ8QACgkQFdaIBMps37LL9wCfRspIGXYatsdPDbBR8OZEDocs BagAnAmTXen6TQ+2ER3oF6702stmxVIJ =ydCN -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
HEADS UP: FreeBSD 7.2 EoL coming soon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, On June 30th, FreeBSD 7.2 will reach its End of Life and will no longer be supported by the FreeBSD Security Team. Users of this release are strongly encouraged to upgrade to FreeBSD 7.3 before that date; FreeBSD 7.3 will be supported until the end of March 2012. Please note that since FreeBSD 7.1 has been designated for 'Extended' support, it will continue to be supported until the end of January 2011, i.e., FreeBSD 7.1 will be supported longer than FreeBSD 7.2. The End of Life date for FreeBSD 7.2 was originally announced as May 31, but was delayed by one month in accordance with Security Team policy in order to allow a 3 month window between the release of FreeBSD 7.3 and the End of Life of FreeBSD 7.2 to allow time for systems to be upgraded. The freebsd-update(8) utility can be used to upgrade i386 and amd64 systems from 7.2-RELEASE (or 7.2-RELEASE-pX for some X) to 7.3-RELEASE using binary updates (i.e., without compiling from source) as described in the 7.3-RELEASE announcement; given an adequate internet connection, this process usually takes 15 minutes or less. The current supported branches and expected EoL dates are: +-+ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_6 |n/a |n/a |n/a |November 30, 2010| |-| |RELENG_6_4 |6.4-RELEASE |Extended|November 18, 2008|November 30, 2010| |-| |RELENG_7 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_1 |7.1-RELEASE |Extended|January 4, 2009 |January 31, 2011 | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_2 |7.2-RELEASE |Normal |May 4, 2009 |June 30, 2010| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_3 |7.3-RELEASE |Extended|March 23, 2010 |March 31, 2012 | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8_0 |8.0-RELEASE |Normal |November 25, 2009|November 30, 2010| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8_1 |8.1-RELEASE |Extended|not yet |release + 2 years| +-+ For clarity, this is NOT an April Fool's joke. - -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAku0IVsACgkQFdaIBMps37LAGACdEQ5AqnrYOV4/6mLp+F3DB/Fo HIEAniOFbb+YCYdJVT2G1CdGpmpHA1gE =ssY3 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE EoL delayed to end of June 2010
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, In keeping with the FreeBSD Security Team policy concerning the EoL dates for Normal support releases, a minimum of 12 months after the release, and for sufficient additional time (if needed) to ensure that there is a newer release for at least 3 months before the older Normal release expires the EoL date for FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE has been adjusted from the end of May 2010 to the end of June 2010. Due to an unfortunate limitation in the freebsd-update(8) utility, it will warn about the upcoming EoL based on the original end-of-May date until the next time a security update is pushed out for 7.2-RELEASE. Please note that this is only a one month reprieve; we expect 7.3-RELEASE to be announced later this month, and users of 7.2-RELEASE are advised to utilize the months of April, May, and June to ensure that their systems are upgraded before 7.2-RELEASE ceases to be supported. Once they are released, 7.3-RELEASE and 8.1-RELEASE will both receive Extended (i.e., 24 month) support from the FreeBSD Security Team. - -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkuYBpwACgkQFdaIBMps37KQnwCdGOnAcchaMeN0B/Ayo3MHqNPM zq4AnRyDMMmayIDr27RmL+KF+n/0Kzae =drwk -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
FreeBSD supported branches update
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have been updated to reflect the EoL (end-of-life) of FreeBSD 6.3. The new list is below and at URL: http://security.freebsd.org/ . Users of FreeBSD 6.3 are advised to upgrade promptly to a newer release, either by downloading an updated source tree and building updates manually, or (for i386 and amd64 systems) using the FreeBSD Update utility as described in the relevant release announcement. [Excerpt from http://security.freebsd.org/ follows] FreeBSD Security Advisories The FreeBSD Security Officer provides security advisories for several branches of FreeBSD development. These are the -STABLE Branches and the Security Branches. (Advisories are not issued for the -CURRENT Branch.) * The -STABLE branch tags have names like RELENG_7. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE. * Each FreeBSD Release has an associated Security Branch. The Security Branch tags have names like RELENG_7_0. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p1. Isses affecting the FreeBSD Ports Collection are covered in the FreeBSD VuXML document. Each branch is supported by the Security Officer for a limited time only, and is designated as one of `Early adopter', `Normal', or `Extended'. The designation is used as a guideline for determining the lifetime of the branch as follows. Early adopter Releases which are published from the -CURRENT branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 6 months after the release. Normal Releases which are published from a -STABLE branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 12 months after the release, and for sufficient additional time (if needed) to ensure that there is a newer release for at least 3 months before the older Normal release expires. Extended Selected releases (normally every second release plus the last release from each -STABLE branch) will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 24 months after the release, and for sufficient additional time (if needed) to ensure that there is a newer Extended release for at least 3 months before the older Extended release expires. The current designation and estimated lifetimes of the currently supported branches are given below. The Estimated EoL (end-of-life) column gives the earliest date on which that branch is likely to be dropped. Please note that these dates may be extended into the future, but only extenuating circumstances would lead to a branch's support being dropped earlier than the date listed. ++ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_6 |n/a|n/a |n/a |November 30, 2010| |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_6_4 |6.4-RELEASE|Extended|November 28, 2008|November 30, 2010| |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_7 |n/a|n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_7_1 |7.1-RELEASE|Extended|January 4, 2009 |January 31, 2011 | |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_7_2 |7.2-RELEASE|Normal |May 4, 2009 |May 31, 2010 | |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_8 |n/a|n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_8_0 |8.0-RELEASE|Extended|November 25, 2009|November 30, 2010| ++ [End excerpt] The upcoming FreeBSD 7.3-RELEASE will receive Extended support, i.e., it will be supported until early 2012. - -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAktrGFwACgkQFdaIBMps37JxjACfcgWacpfcPj94zP4NtsvF6rWp TiUAmwbfcPuFiKaSsZvxkncYo/DNXzpm =yIFR -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
HEADS UP: FreeBSD 6.3 EoL coming soon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, On January 31st, FreeBSD 6.3 will reach its End of Life and will no longer be supported by the FreeBSD Security Team. Users of this release are strongly encouraged to upgrade to a newer release before that date -- more conservative users will probably wish to upgrade to FreeBSD 6.4 or FreeBSD 7.1 (which are both extended-support branches), while others will probably wish to upgrade to FreeBSD 7.2 or FreeBSD 8.0. The freebsd-update(8) utility can be used to upgrade i386 and amd64 systems from 6.3-RELEASE (or 6.3-RELEASE-pX for some X) to 6.4-RELEASE using binary updates (i.e., without compiling from source) as described in the 6.4-RELEASE announcement; given an adequate internet connection, this process usually takes 15 minutes or less. The current supported branches and expected EoL dates are: +-+ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_6 |n/a |n/a |n/a |November 30, 2010| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_6_3 |6.3-RELEASE |Extended|January 18, 2008 |January 31, 2010 | |-| |RELENG_6_4 |6.4-RELEASE |Extended|November 18, 2008|November 30, 2010| |-| |RELENG_7 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_1 |7.1-RELEASE |Extended|January 4, 2009 |January 31, 2011 | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_2 |7.2-RELEASE |Normal |May 4, 2009 |May 31, 2010 | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_8_0 |8.0-RELEASE |Normal |November 25, 2009|November 30, 2010| +-+ - -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAks/E1cACgkQFdaIBMps37J56wCcDDGvadAV0JnZsUXIVPRMghmQ 9KwAn3TiFrI5cNLjGwu58gMXOtNNbPg2 =GOl4 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
HEADS UP: FreeBSD 6.3 EoL coming soon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, On January 31st, FreeBSD 6.3 will reach its End of Life and will no longer be supported by the FreeBSD Security Team. Users of this release are strongly encouraged to upgrade to a newer release before that date -- more conservative users will probably wish to upgrade to FreeBSD 6.4 or FreeBSD 7.1 (which are both extended-support branches), while others will probably wish to upgrade to FreeBSD 7.2 or the upcoming FreeBSD 8.0. The freebsd-update(8) utility can be used to upgrade i386 and amd64 systems from 6.3-RELEASE (or 6.3-RELEASE-pX for some X) to 6.4-RELEASE using binary updates (i.e., without compiling from source) as described in the 6.4-RELEASE announcement; given an adequate internet connection, this process usually takes 15 minutes or less. The current supported branches and expected EoL dates are: +-+ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_6 |n/a |n/a |n/a |November 30, 2010| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_6_3 |6.3-RELEASE |Extended|January 18, 2008 |January 31, 2010 | |-| |RELENG_6_4 |6.4-RELEASE |Extended|November 18, 2008|November 30, 2010| |-| |RELENG_7 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_1 |7.1-RELEASE |Extended|January 4, 2009 |January 31, 2011 | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_2 |7.2-RELEASE |Normal |May 4, 2009 |May 31, 2010 | +-+ When FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE is released, it will receive Normal support, i.e., it will be supported for at least 12 months. - -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkrbC8oACgkQFdaIBMps37KQOQCgmnXQGtI/hKlFCT+dKAXzGX90 gi4An0uC5y3SLNtrTxOvYD6HqpnrR99k =fl+f -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
FreeBSD supported branches update
Hello Everyone, The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have been updated to reflect the EoL (end-of-life) of FreeBSD 7.0. The new list is below and at URL: http://security.freebsd.org/ . Please note that FreeBSD 7.0 was originally announced with an EoL date of February 28, 2009, but the EoL was delayed by two months in order to allow a 3 month window for systems to be upgraded to FreeBSD 7.1. Users of FreeBSD 7.0 are advised to upgrade promptly to FreeBSD 7.1, either by downloading an updated source tree and building updates manually, or (for i386 and amd64 systems) using the FreeBSD Update utility as described in the FreeBSD 7.1 release announcement. Some users may wish to wait for the upcoming FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE; however, they should be aware that FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE will only receive normal support (i.e., support for 12 months) and consequently it will not be supported for as long as FreeBSD 7.1. [Excerpt from http://security.freebsd.org/ follows] FreeBSD Security Advisories The FreeBSD Security Officer provides security advisories for several branches of FreeBSD development. These are the -STABLE Branches and the Security Branches. (Advisories are not issued for the -CURRENT Branch.) * The -STABLE branch tags have names like RELENG_7. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE. * Each FreeBSD Release has an associated Security Branch. The Security Branch tags have names like RELENG_7_0. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p1. Isses affecting the FreeBSD Ports Collection are covered in the FreeBSD VuXML document. Each branch is supported by the Security Officer for a limited time only, and is designated as one of `Early adopter', `Normal', or `Extended'. The designation is used as a guideline for determining the lifetime of the branch as follows. Early adopter Releases which are published from the -CURRENT branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 6 months after the release. Normal Releases which are published from a -STABLE branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 12 months after the release, and for sufficient additional time (if needed) to ensure that there is a newer release for at least 3 months before the older Normal release expires. Extended Selected releases (normally every second release plus the last release from each -STABLE branch) will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 24 months after the release, and for sufficient additional time (if needed) to ensure that there is a newer Extended release for at least 3 months before the older Extended release expires. The current designation and estimated lifetimes of the currently supported branches are given below. The Estimated EoL (end-of-life) column gives the earliest date on which that branch is likely to be dropped. Please note that these dates may be extended into the future, but only extenuating circumstances would lead to a branch's support being dropped earlier than the date listed. ++ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_6 |n/a|n/a |n/a |November 30, 2010| |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_6_3 |6.3-RELEASE|Extended|January 18, 2008 |January 31, 2010 | |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_6_4 |6.4-RELEASE|Extended|November 28, 2008|November 30, 2010| |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_7 |n/a|n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_7_1 |7.1-RELEASE|Extended|January 4, 2009 |January 31, 2011 | ++ [End excerpt] -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
HEADS UP: FreeBSD 7.0 EoL coming soon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, On April 30th, FreeBSD 7.0 will reach its End of Life and will no longer be supported by the FreeBSD Security Team. Users of FreeBSD 7.0 are strongly encouraged to upgrade to FreeBSD 7.1 before that date. Note that the End of Life date for FreeBSD 7.0 was originally announced as being February 28, but was delayed by two months in accordance with Security Team policy in order to allow a 3 month window between the release of FreeBSD 7.1 and the End of Life of FreeBSD 7.0 to allow time for systems to be upgraded. The current supported branches and expected EoL dates are: ~ +-+ ~ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | ~ |---+++-+-| ~ |RELENG_6 |n/a |n/a |n/a |November 30, 2010| ~ |---+++-+-| ~ |RELENG_6_3 |6.3-RELEASE |Extended|January 18, 2008 |January 31, 2010 | ~ |-| ~ |RELENG_6_4 |6.4-RELEASE |Extended|November 18, 2008|November 30, 2010| ~ |-| ~ |RELENG_7 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| ~ |---+++-+-| ~ |RELENG_7_0 |7.0-RELEASE |Normal |February 27, 2008|April 30, 2009 | ~ |---+++-+-| ~ |RELENG_7_1 |7.1-RELEASE |Extended|January 4, 2009 |January 31, 2011 | ~ +-+ When FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE is released, it will receive Normal support, i.e., it will be supported for at least 12 months. - -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAknTFQ8ACgkQFdaIBMps37ILwACggF8T2Yb4SSMqzviMDcHB74w4 5oQAoJ7oToAdSFT8eJlAWwWwldz8M4I2 =Er3j -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
FreeBSD supported branches update
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have been updated to reflect recent EoL (end-of-life) events. The new list is below and at URL: http://security.freebsd.org/ . FreeBSD 5.5, FreeBSD 6.1, and FreeBSD 6.2 have `expired' and are no longer supported effective June 1, 2008. Users of these releases are advised to upgrade promptly to FreeBSD 6.3 or FreeBSD 7.0, either by downloading an updated source tree and building updates manually, or (for i386 and amd64 systems) using the FreeBSD Update utility as described in the FreeBSD 6.3 and FreeBSD 7.0 release announcements. This marks the end of support by the FreeBSD Security Team for the FreeBSD 5-STABLE branch, and at this time support for running software from the ports tree on FreeBSD 5.x is also ceasing: Packages for binary installations will no longer be built for FreeBSD 5.5, building ports from source on FreeBSD 5.x will no longer be supported, and the ports INDEX will no longer be built and made available via portsnap or the 'make fetchindex' target. Patches for individual ports specific for their functioning on FreeBSD 5.5 may still be accepted at the discretion of the port maintainer. [Excerpt from http://security.freebsd.org/ follows] FreeBSD Security Advisories The FreeBSD Security Officer provides security advisories for several branches of FreeBSD development. These are the -STABLE Branches and the Security Branches. (Advisories are not issued for the -CURRENT Branch.) * There is usually only a single -STABLE branch, although during the transition from one major development line to another (such as from FreeBSD 5.x to 6.x), there is a time span in which there are two -STABLE branches. The -STABLE branch tags have names like RELENG_6. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE. * Each FreeBSD Release has an associated Security Branch. The Security Branch tags have names like RELENG_6_1. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p1. Isses affecting the FreeBSD Ports Collection are covered in the FreeBSD VuXML document. Each branch is supported by the Security Officer for a limited time only, and is designated as one of `Early adopter', `Normal', or `Extended'. The designation is used as a guideline for determining the lifetime of the branch as follows. Early adopter Releases which are published from the -CURRENT branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 6 months after the release. Normal Releases which are published from a -STABLE branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 12 months after the release. Extended Selected releases will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 24 months after the release. The current designation and estimated lifetimes of the currently supported branches are given below. The Estimated EoL (end-of-life) column gives the earliest date on which that branch is likely to be dropped. Please note that these dates may be extended into the future, but only extenuating circumstances would lead to a branch's support being dropped earlier than the date listed. ++ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_6 |n/a|n/a |n/a |January 31, 2010 | |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_6_3 |6.3-RELEASE|Extended|January 18, 2008 |January 31, 2010 | |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_7 |n/a|n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+---++-+-| |RELENG_7_0 |7.0-RELEASE|Normal |February 27, 2008|February 28, 2009| ++ [End excerpt] Colin Percival FreeBSD Security Officer -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkhEe5MACgkQFdaIBMps37IXoQCbB3RkY/s2CA+o/OFkuC/1YvUV rY8An1JawL1x8DdUOlVUL0b2+9N4XZ2v =X+Zm -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
HEADS UP: FreeBSD 5.5, 6.1, and 6.2 EoLs coming soon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, On May 31st, FreeBSD 5.5, FreeBSD 6.1, and FreeBSD 6.2 will have reached their End of Life and will no longer be supported by the FreeBSD Security Team. Since FreeBSD 5.5 is the last remaining supported release from the FreeBSD 5.x stable branch, support for the FreeBSD 5.x stable branch will also cease at the same point. Users of any of these FreeBSD releases are strongly encouraged to upgrade to either FreeBSD 6.3 or FreeBSD 7.0 before that date. Please note that the End of Life dates for FreeBSD 5.5 and FreeBSD 6.1 were announced in May 2006; and the End of Life for FreeBSD 6.2, which was originally announced as January 31, 2008, has been extended by four months in order to allow time for users to upgrade. The FreeBSD Ports Management Team wishes to inform users that May 31st (the security team's End-Of-Support date for FreeBSD 5.x) will also be the end of support for the Ports Collection on both 5.5-RELEASE and the 5-STABLE branch. Neither the infrastructure nor individual ports are guaranteed to work on these FreeBSD versions after that date. A CVS tag will be created for users who cannot upgrade for some reason; as of that commit, these users are advised to stop tracking the latest ports CVS repository and instead stay with the version as of that tag. The current supported branches and expected EoL dates are: +-+ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_5 |n/a |n/a |n/a |May 31, 2008 | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_5_5 |5.5-RELEASE |Extended|May 25, 2006 |May 31, 2008 | |---+++-+-| |RELENG_6 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_6_1 |6.1-RELEASE |Extended|May 9, 2006 |May 31, 2008 | |-| |RELENG_6_2 |6.2-RELEASE |Normal |January 15, 2007 |May 31, 2008 | |-| |RELENG_6_3 |6.3-RELEASE |Extended|January 18, 2008 |January 31, 2010 | |-| |RELENG_7 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---+++-+-| |RELENG_7_0 |7.0-RELEASE |Normal |February 27, 2008|February 28, 2009| +-+ Colin Percival FreeBSD Security Officer P.S. For clarity, this is NOT an April Fool's joke. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFH8mcKFdaIBMps37IRAjHXAJ9d8S7/4jP67tYi3Xei50lAaLKOdgCdEzk7 g/0WMldtV+8+zNySWP55/YQ= =osJi -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FreeBSD 6.2 EoL =~ s/January/May/
Hello Everyone, In light of the longer-than-expected window between 6.2-RELEASE and 6.2-RELEASE, the End-of-Life date for FreeBSD 6.2 has been adjusted from January 31st, 2008 to May 31st, 2008. As a result, FreeBSD 5.5, FreeBSD 6.1, and FreeBSD 6.2 will all cease to be supported at the end of May 2008. FreeBSD users should plan on upgrading to either FreeBSD 6.3 or FreeBSD 7.0 once those have been released (hopefully by the end of December). FreeBSD 6.3 will be supported until the end of 2009, while FreeBSD 7.0 will be supported until the end of 2008. Colin Percival FreeBSD Security Officer ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Security Officer-supported branches update
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have been updated to reflect recent EoL (end-of-life) events. The new list is below and at URL: http://security.freebsd.org/ . FreeBSD 4.11 and FreeBSD 6.0 have `expired' and are no longer supported effective February 1, 2007. Discussions concerning FreeBSD releases which are no longer supported should take place on the [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list. This marks the end of support by the FreeBSD Security Team for the FreeBSD 4-STABLE branch, two years after FreeBSD 4.11-RELEASE and almost seven years after FreeBSD 4.0-RELEASE. For an explanation of the rationale behind the EoL of FreeBSD 4.11 (and the 4-STABLE branch), please see my earlier mailing list post on this subject: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2006-October/004111.html At this point, support for running software from the ports tree on FreeBSD 4.x is ceasing: Packages for binary installations will no longer be built for FreeBSD 4.11, building ports from source on FreeBSD 4.x will no longer be supported, and the ports INDEX will no longer be built and made available via portsnap or the 'make fetchindex' target. Patches for individual ports specific for their functioning on FreeBSD 4.11 may still be accepted at the discretion of the port maintainer. [Excerpt from http://security.freebsd.org/ follows] FreeBSD Security Advisories The FreeBSD Security Officer provides security advisories for several branches of FreeBSD development. These are the -STABLE Branches and the Security Branches. (Advisories are not issued for the -CURRENT Branch.) * There is usually only a single -STABLE branch, although during the transition from one major development line to another (such as from FreeBSD 5.x to 6.x), there is a time span in which there are two -STABLE branches. The -STABLE branch tags have names like RELENG_6. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE. * Each FreeBSD Release has an associated Security Branch. The Security Branch tags have names like RELENG_6_1. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p1. Isses affecting the FreeBSD Ports Collection are covered in the FreeBSD VuXML document. Each branch is supported by the Security Officer for a limited time only, and is designated as one of `Early adopter', `Normal', or `Extended'. The designation is used as a guideline for determining the lifetime of the branch as follows. Early adopter Releases which are published from the -CURRENT branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 6 months after the release. Normal Releases which are published from a -STABLE branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 12 months after the release. Extended Selected releases will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 24 months after the release. The current designation and estimated lifetimes of the currently supported branches are given below. The Estimated EoL (end-of-life) column gives the earliest date on which that branch is likely to be dropped. Please note that these dates may be extended into the future, but only extenuating circumstances would lead to a branch's support being dropped earlier than the date listed. ++ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---++++-| |RELENG_5 |n/a |n/a |n/a |May 31, 2008 | |---++++-| |RELENG_5_5 |5.5-RELEASE |Extended|May 25, 2006|May 31, 2008 | |---++++-| |RELENG_6 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---++++-| |RELENG_6_1 |6.1-RELEASE |Extended|May 9, 2006 |May 31, 2008 | |---++++-| |RELENG_6_2 |6.2-RELEASE |Normal |January 15, 2007|January 31, 2008 | ++ [End excerpt] Colin Percival FreeBSD Security Officer -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFwmbSFdaIBMps37IRAgR4AJ9zXOq0HWZoi4s0WnLTmNid6E0PQwCfSrdZ YjuUnWhcU6W2NzW5jpFzWBQ= =YQgc -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
HEADS UP: FreeBSD 4.11, 6.0 EoLs coming soon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, On January 31st, FreeBSD 4.11 and FreeBSD 6.0 will have reached their End of Life dates and will no longer be supported by the FreeBSD Security Team. Users of either of these FreeBSD releases are strongly encouraged to upgrade to FreeBSD 5.5, FreeBSD 6.1, or the upcoming FreeBSD 6.2 before that date. Discussion concerning FreeBSD releases which are no longer supported should take place on the [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list. For an explanation of the rationale behind the EoL of FreeBSD 4.11, please see my earlier mailing list post on this subject: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2006-October/004111.html The current supported branches and expected EoL dates are: ++ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---++++-| |RELENG_4 |n/a |n/a |n/a |January 31, 2007 | |---++++-| |RELENG_4_11|4.11-RELEASE|Extended|January 25, 2005|January 31, 2007 | |---++++-| |RELENG_5 |n/a |n/a |n/a |May 31, 2008 | |---++++-| |RELENG_5_5 |5.5-RELEASE |Extended|May 25, 2006|May 31, 2008 | |---++++-| |RELENG_6 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---++++-| |RELENG_6_0 |6.0-RELEASE |Normal |November 4, 2005|January 31, 2007 | |---++++-| |RELENG_6_1 |6.1-RELEASE |Extended|May 9, 2006 |May 31, 2008 | ++ Once it is released, FreeBSD 6.2 will be supported until January 31, 2008. Colin Percival FreeBSD Security Officer -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFmd8BFdaIBMps37IRAk3DAKCKK69yVuOce4g2O97XH5OjPWrAvgCeO2sb 1cXUw0P3RUN11PLHmj6kN+Y= =tb5N -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Security Officer-supported branches update
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have been updated to reflect recent EoL (end-of-life) events. The new list is below and at URL: http://security.freebsd.org/ . FreeBSD 5.3 and FreeBSD 5.4 have `expired' and are no longer supported effective November 1, 2006. The end-of-life date for FreeBSD 6.0 has been delayed by two months in order to allow time for users to upgrade after FreeBSD 6.2 is released. As a result, FreeBSD 6.0 and FreeBSD 4.11 will both reach their respective EoLs and cease to be supported at the end of January 2007. [Excerpt from http://www.freebsd.org/security/ follows] FreeBSD Security Advisories The FreeBSD Security Officer provides security advisories for several branches of FreeBSD development. These are the -STABLE Branches and the Security Branches. (Advisories are not issued for the -CURRENT Branch.) * There is usually only a single -STABLE branch, although during the transition from one major development line to another (such as from FreeBSD 5.x to 6.x), there is a time span in which there are two -STABLE branches. The -STABLE branch tags have names like RELENG_6. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE. * Each FreeBSD Release has an associated Security Branch. The Security Branch tags have names like RELENG_6_1. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p1. Isses affecting the FreeBSD Ports Collection are covered in the FreeBSD VuXML document. Each branch is supported by the Security Officer for a limited time only, and is designated as one of `Early adopter', `Normal', or `Extended'. The designation is used as a guideline for determining the lifetime of the branch as follows. Early adopter Releases which are published from the -CURRENT branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 6 months after the release. Normal Releases which are published from a -STABLE branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 12 months after the release. Extended Selected releases will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 24 months after the release. The current designation and estimated lifetimes of the currently supported branches are given below. The Estimated EoL (end-of-life) column gives the earliest date on which that branch is likely to be dropped. Please note that these dates may be extended into the future, but only extenuating circumstances would lead to a branch's support being dropped earlier than the date listed. ++ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---++++-| |RELENG_4 |n/a |n/a |n/a |January 31, 2007 | |---++++-| |RELENG_4_11|4.11-RELEASE|Extended|January 25, 2005|January 31, 2007 | |---++++-| |RELENG_5 |n/a |n/a |n/a |May 31, 2008 | |---++++-| |RELENG_5_5 |5.5-RELEASE |Extended|May 25, 2006|May 31, 2008 | |---++++-| |RELENG_6 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---++++-| |RELENG_6_0 |6.0-RELEASE |Normal |November 4, 2005|January 31, 2007 | |---++++-| |RELENG_6_1 |6.1-RELEASE |Extended|May 9, 2006 |May 31, 2008 | ++ [End excerpt] Colin Percival FreeBSD Security Officer -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFSEFPFdaIBMps37IRAhBAAJ9lFlIZMMW/h0/Xg2HypcCv460dVwCcCUfu jm+Fc5s534tUHVJxNObfQB0= =V/7g -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FreeBSD 4.x EoL
to happen, so it's a bit late to start complaining now. Colin Percival FreeBSD Security Officer -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFNTHJFdaIBMps37IRAnPVAJ4yeeE+yFq8B2cJJJnMBHzInA7vtgCfXjOa x4J/fxk3XMgPrGw3In+mSAk= =no9w -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
HEADS UP: FreeBSD 5.3, 5.4, 6.0 EoLs coming soon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, On October 31st, FreeBSD 5.3 and FreeBSD 5.4 will have reached their End of Life and will no longer be supported by the FreeBSD Security Team. Users of either of those FreeBSD releases are strongly encouraged to upgrade to FreeBSD 5.5 or FreeBSD 6.1 before that date. In addition, the FreeBSD 6.0 End of Life is presently scheduled for November 30th. Depending upon the progress of the FreeBSD 6.2 release cycle, this may be delayed until December 31st in order to allow time for users of FreeBSD 6.0 to upgrade to FreeBSD 6.2. Users of FreeBSD 4.11 systems are also reminded that that FreeBSD 4.11 will reach its End of Life at the end of January 2007 and that they should be making plans to upgrade or replace such systems. The current supported branches and expected EoL dates are: ++ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---++++-| |RELENG_4 |n/a |n/a |n/a |January 31, 2007 | |---++++-| |RELENG_4_11|4.11-RELEASE|Extended|January 25, 2005|January 31, 2007 | |---++++-| |RELENG_5 |n/a |n/a |n/a |May 31, 2008 | |---++++-| |RELENG_5_3 |5.3-RELEASE |Extended|November 6, 2004|October 31, 2006 | |---++++-| |RELENG_5_4 |5.4-RELEASE |Normal |May 9, 2005 |October 31, 2006 | |---++++-| |RELENG_5_5 |5.5-RELEASE |Extended|May 25, 2006|May 31, 2008 | |---++++-| |RELENG_6 |n/a |n/a |n/a |last release + 2y| |---++++-| |RELENG_6_0 |6.0-RELEASE |Normal |November 4, 2005|November 30, 2006| |---++++-| |RELENG_6_1 |6.1-RELEASE |Extended|May 9, 2006 |May 31, 2008 | ++ Once it is released, FreeBSD 6.2 will be supported until November 30, 2007. Colin Percival FreeBSD Security Officer -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFH26OFdaIBMps37IRAhJCAJ974ed3hre2jaStlu+u+/N667JHBgCfaQuV DeeQJXfaKXQmo/pRzbClLv8= =29t4 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Security Officer-supported branches update
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Everyone, The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have been updated to reflect recent EoL (end-of-life) events. The new list is below and at URL: http://www.freebsd.org/security/ . FreeBSD 4.10 has `expired' and is no longer supported effective June 1, 2006. Also note that FreeBSD 5.3 and FreeBSD 5.4 will cease to be supported at the end of October 2006, and FreeBSD 6.0 will cease to be supported at the end of November 2006. If you are running FreeBSD 4.x for x less than 11, it is strongly recommended that you upgrade to FreeBSD 4.11 as soon as possible. If you are running FreeBSD 5.3, FreeBSD 5.4, or FreeBSD 6.0, it is strongly recommended that you make plans to upgrade to FreeBSD 5.5 or FreeBSD 6.1 in the next five months. [Excerpt from http://www.freebsd.org/security/ follows] FreeBSD Security Advisories The FreeBSD Security Officer provides security advisories for several branches of FreeBSD development. These are the -STABLE Branches and the Security Branches. (Advisories are not issued for the -CURRENT Branch.) * There is usually only a single -STABLE branch, although during the transition from one major development line to another (such as from FreeBSD 5.x to 6.x), there is a time span in which there are two -STABLE branches. The -STABLE branch tags have names like RELENG_6. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE. * Each FreeBSD Release has an associated Security Branch. The Security Branch tags have names like RELENG_6_1. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p1. Isses affecting the FreeBSD Ports Collection are covered in the FreeBSD VuXML document. Each branch is supported by the Security Officer for a limited time only, and is designated as one of `Early adopter', `Normal', or `Extended'. The designation is used as a guideline for determining the lifetime of the branch as follows. Early adopter Releases which are published from the -CURRENT branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 6 months after the release. Normal Releases which are published from a -STABLE branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 12 months after the release. Extended Selected releases will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 24 months after the release. The current designation and estimated lifetimes of the currently supported branches are given below. The Estimated EoL (end-of-life) column gives the earliest date on which that branch is likely to be dropped. Please note that these dates may be extended into the future, but only extenuating circumstances would lead to a branch's support being dropped earlier than the date listed. ++ | Branch | Release | Type | Release date | Estimated EoL | |---++++-| |RELENG_4 |n/a |n/a |n/a |January 31, 2007 | |---++++-| |RELENG_4_11|4.11-RELEASE|Extended|January 25, 2005|January 31, 2007 | |---++++-| |RELENG_5 |n/a |n/a |n/a |May 31, 2008 | |---++++-| |RELENG_5_3 |5.3-RELEASE |Extended|November 6, 2004|October 31, 2006 | |---++++-| |RELENG_5_4 |5.4-RELEASE |Normal |May 9, 2005 |October 31, 2006 | |---++++-| |RELENG_5_5 |5.5-RELEASE |Extended|May 25, 2006|May 31, 2008 | |---++++-| |RELENG_6 |n/a |n/a |n/a |May 31, 2008 | |---++++-| |RELENG_6_0 |6.0-RELEASE |Normal |November 4, 2005|November 30, 2006| |---++++-| |RELENG_6_1 |6.1-RELEASE |Extended|May 9, 2006 |May 31, 2008 | ++ [End excerpt] Colin Percival FreeBSD Security Officer -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEhIGGFdaIBMps37IRAnhNAJ9rjsvGhKgBkknDFKiTdzlkg4+/qACfY4lx 3LlO9YCOYIaSQKG9nH0u0SM= =e5J/ -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
