[Etherboot-developers] 5.3 CVS opened

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With the release of 5.2.1, I have imported the initial files into 5.3.
So it's open for business.

Guidelines for use of 5.2 and 5.3 CVS:

5.2 is production so when I release I have to be careful that things
that are broken are fixed and things that work are not broken, or at
they are replaced with something better. This doesn't mean nothing new
can be introduced into 5.2. If the change can be isolated, e.g. a new
driver, things that are conditionally compiled, can be added. The PCMCIA
and TCP code are examples of things that can go into 5.2. But because
the release cycle for 5.2 is longer, you may wish to use 5.3 as a
testbed first.

5.3 is development so the requirements are less stringent. All I ask is
that it compiles and most things work. Breakage is an inherent risk and
part of the testing. I also want to keep the iterations frequent and not
use EXTRAVERSION much if at all. So here's the deal: when you think you
have a significant set of changes committed and want a release, just
post in this list and I will check out the current state, and do sanity
checks on it. I may bounce it back to you if it fails the checks. When
it passes I'll release. You can even do the announcement since you know
best what has changed. I may or may not announce in Freshmeat. Commit
conflicts we'll deal with on a case-by-case basis.

When/if you have backported it into 5.2, just drop a note here.