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<articleinfo>
<title>Shorewall Release Model</title>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Tom</firstname>
<surname>Eastep</surname>
</author>
</authorgroup>
<pubdate><?dbtimestamp format="Y/m/d"?></pubdate>
<copyright>
<year>2011</year>
<holder>Thomas M. Eastep</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
<para>Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version
1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with
no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover, and with no Back-Cover
Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
<quote><ulink url="GnuCopyright.htm">GNU Free Documentation
License</ulink></quote>.</para>
</legalnotice>
</articleinfo>
<section>
<title>Identification</title>
<para>Shorewall releases are identified by three numbers separated by
periods (e.g., 4.4.16). The first two digits (e.g., 4.4) specify the
<firstterm>major release number</firstterm>. The third numbere (e.g., 16)
is the <firstterm>minor release number</firstterm>.</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Release Schedule</title>
<para>Traditionally, major releases have occurred roughly every two years,
but as Shorewall has matured, new enhancements are routinely released in
minor releases. Minor releases occur every 4 to 6 weeks.</para>
<para>If a defect is discovered in a minor release for which there is no
easy workaround or which can affect a large number of users, a
<firstterm>bug-fix</firstterm> or <firstterm>point</firstterm> release is
made.</para>
<para>New minor and point releases are announced on the <ulink
url="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-announce">Shorewall
Announcements mailing list</ulink> and on the <ulink
url="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users">Shorewall
Users mailing list</ulink>. Current release information is also available
on the <ulink url="http://shorewall.net">Shorewall Home
Page</ulink>.</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Beta Releases and Release Candidates</title>
<para>Beta releases have their three-number identifaction follow by
"-Beta<emphasis>N</emphasis>" (e.g., 4.4.17-Beta3). Beta releases are made
approximately weekly and are announced on the <ulink
url="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-devel">Shorewall
Development mailing list</ulink> and on the <ulink
url="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users">Shorewall
Users mailing list</ulink>.</para>
<para>At the point where the new features in a release are frozen, the
Beta releases give way to <firstterm>release candidates</firstterm>. These
have the three-number identification followed by
"-RC<emphasis>N</emphasis>" (e.g., 4.4.17-RC1). They are announced in the
same way as the betas.</para>
</section>
</article>