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Date:      Sun, 23 Nov 1997 02:20:51 -0600
From:      Tom Jackson <tom@my.domain>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: "LAND" Attack Update
Message-ID:  <19971123022051.40259@my.domain>
In-Reply-To: <653tcv$406$1@grunt.vl.net.ua>; from Vladimir Litovka on Fri, Nov 21, 1997 at 02:04:47PM %2B0200
References:  <653tcv$406$1@grunt.vl.net.ua>

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On Fri, Nov 21, 1997 at 02:04:47PM +0200, Vladimir Litovka wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Aleph One <aleph1@DFW.NET> wrote:
> 
> > FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE                   IS  vulnerable
> > FreeBSD 2.2.5-STABLE                    IS  vulnerable
> 
> Is this typo? What difference between 2.2.5-RELEASE and 2.2.5-STABLE ?
> AFAIK after releasing 2.2.5 there are no additional releases...
> 
> -- 
>      Vladimir Litovka <doka@grunt.vl.net.ua>, hostmaster of vl.net.ua
>      ------------  *Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you*

Release is the point where the cdrom is put out. Stable is the subsequent
bug fixes and enhancements made by the dvelopment people working on stable.
Check the handbook at /usr/share/doc or on www.freebsd.org.

Tom



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