Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 21:25:03 +0000 (UTC) From: Rene Ladan <rene@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r47989 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq Message-ID: <201601102125.u0ALP3kF066395@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: rene Date: Sun Jan 10 21:25:03 2016 New Revision: 47989 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/47989 Log: Synchronize the description of the intended audience of FreeBSD-STABLE with that of the Handbook. Trim section 1.7 somewhat. In section 1.9, notet that FreeBSD-STABLE is just another development branch and not specifically made for ISPs. PR: 188031 Submitted by: knl@bitflop.com Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sat Jan 9 23:34:50 2016 (r47988) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sun Jan 10 21:25:03 2016 (r47989) @@ -346,16 +346,6 @@ is the latest release from the &rel2.stable; branch; it was released in &rel2.current.date;.</para> - <para>Briefly, <emphasis>-STABLE</emphasis> is aimed at the - ISP, corporate user, or any user who wants stability and a - minimal number of changes compared to the new (and - possibly unstable) features of the latest - <emphasis>-CURRENT</emphasis> snapshot. Releases can come - from either branch, but <emphasis>-CURRENT</emphasis> - is meant for users who are prepared for its increased - volatility, relative to - <emphasis>-STABLE</emphasis>.</para> - <para>Releases are made <link linkend="release-freq">every few months</link>. While many people stay more up-to-date with the &os; sources (see the questions on @@ -435,8 +425,7 @@ <emphasis>-CURRENT</emphasis> snapshot can be considered <quote>production quality</quote> for any purpose. If a stable and fully tested system is needed, - stick to full releases or use the - <emphasis>-STABLE</emphasis> snapshots.</para> + stick to full releases.</para> <para>Snapshot releases are directly available from <link xlink:href="&url.base;/snapshots/">snapshot</link>.</para> @@ -458,11 +447,16 @@ xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/current-stable.html#stable">-STABLE</link>, one <link xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/current-stable.html#current">-CURRENT</link>. - <emphasis>&os;-STABLE</emphasis> is intended for Internet - Service Providers and other commercial enterprises for - whom sudden shifts or experimental features are quite - undesirable. It receives only well-tested bug fixes and - other small incremental enhancements. + <emphasis>&os;-STABLE</emphasis> is the development branch + from which major releases are made. Changes go into this + branch at a slower pace and with the general assumption + that they have first been tested in &os;-CURRENT. + However, at any given time, the sources for &os;-STABLE + may or may not be suitable for general use, as it may + uncover bugs and corner cases that were not yet found in + &os;-CURRENT. Users who do not have the resources to + perform testing should instead run the most recent release + of &os;. <emphasis>&os;-CURRENT</emphasis>, on the other hand, has been one unbroken line since 2.0 was released, leading towards &rel.current;-RELEASE and beyond. For more
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