From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 3 19:59:20 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0676516A41F for ; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 19:59:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 724C543D7B for ; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 19:59:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.2) with ESMTP id k03JxBiU018444; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 14:59:11 -0500 (EST) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.2/Submit) id k03JxB85018443; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 14:59:11 -0500 (EST) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200601031959.k03JxB85018443@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: john.destefano@gmail.com (John DeStefano) Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 14:59:11 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL7] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Yujin , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6 - Do i need both CD1 and CD2 ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:59:20 -0000 > > On 1/3/06, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > Just a question here -- What do you mean until it goes stable? > > FreeBSD 6.0 is already at RELEASE which is beyond stable. > > So you have the terminology mangled or just the typing? > > You're right: per the FreeBSD world, I've botched the two terms. But > if we're talking pure semantics, wouldn't you be more likely to > entrust something labelled "STABLE" over a similar thing labelled > "RELEASE"? ;) Well, not if stable means just barely able to run without falling all over itself. -- And release means solid reliable product, approved for general use. Yah, stable is better than alpha or the bleeding edge 'current' development image, but still in need of significant care. Think of how they report someone's health condition after a trauma. Stable seems to mean they can finally move the patient from the operating room to a bed with monitors and walk down and get lunch. But, the patient is still a long way from being able to drive home. Just so, a FreeBSD version spends a long time in stable before making it to RELEASE. ////jerry > > And of course, I'm now much more interested that procedure than I was > a few minutes ago! Good luck on that. I normally install from scratch rather than do major level upgrades. ////jerry > > Thanks, > ~John