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Date:      Thu, 19 May 2005 15:46:43 +0200
From:      "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org>
To:        panagiotis galiotos <galiotos@usc.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Versions issues
Message-ID:  <20050519134642.GA789@zaphod.nitro.dk>
In-Reply-To: <cf2bafd72cdc9.428c88c8@usc.edu>
References:  <cf2bafd72cdc9.428c88c8@usc.edu>

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On 2005.05.19 12:38:32 -0700, panagiotis galiotos wrote:

Hello,

> I'm trying to figure out which version I'm currently using. The
> sysctl return the following values:
>
> kern.osreldate: 502101
> kern.osrelease: 5.2 - CURRENT
>
> Which version is that ? Is it plain 5.2 current or 5.2.1 ?
> Also very important, where can I download it from ?

That would be 5.2-CURRENT (as it says) which is somewhere after 5.2
was branched but before 5.3.  In short, you should upgrade to a
release supported for security fixes (see
http://www.freebsd.org/security/ ), ie. 5.3 or newer.

-- 
Simon L. Nielsen

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