From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 5 14:42:19 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 9DDBA16A4DE for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 14:42:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from norgaard@locolomo.org) Received: from strange.daemonsecurity.com (59.Red-81-33-11.staticIP.rima-tde.net [81.33.11.59]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F12743D45 for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 14:42:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from norgaard@locolomo.org) Received: from [192.168.7.193] (68.Red-80-34-55.staticIP.rima-tde.net [80.34.55.68]) by strange.daemonsecurity.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 346952E05D; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 16:42:17 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <44FD8CC1.4000808@locolomo.org> Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:42:09 +0200 From: Erik Norgaard User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (Windows/20060719) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: RW References: <10609040708.AA17675@pluto.rain.com> <10609042328.AA20234@pluto.rain.com> <44FD36C4.7090509@locolomo.org> <200609051408.30090.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> In-Reply-To: <200609051408.30090.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Word processor for 6.1 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, 05 Sep 2006 14:42:19 -0000 RW wrote: > On Tuesday 05 September 2006 09:35, Erik Norgaard wrote: > >> In the standard-supfile for the base system you'd specify RELENG_6 which >> means you'll get head of -STABLE, or if you are conservative RELENG_6_1 >> which means that you'll just get security patches to the 6.1 release. > > I do wish people wouldn't give inexperienced users the impresssion that > running 6-stable (RELENG_6 ) is the norm - this is a development branch. I don't try to give any indication of what is the norm. I mention two options, none of which would mean a switch onto the -CURRENT branch which was the principal concern in OP. Further, the OP was really concerned with ports, and I do make an effort both to explain how stay on a particular branch and why the tagging is on the ports collection is not the same as the base system - hence the shift -RELEASE/-STABLE/-CURRENT is not a big difference. I personally run RELENG_6_1 on my servers and RELENG_6 on my laptops, while using HEAD of the ports collection on both - and everything is quite /STABLE/ :) I'd recommend you follow the norm that works for you, and define one if it has yet to be defined. Cheers, Erik -- Ph: +34.666334818 web: http://www.locolomo.org X.509 Certificate: http://www.locolomo.org/crt/8D03551FFCE04F0C.crt Key ID: 69:79:B8:2C:E3:8F:E7:BE:5D:C3:C3:B1:74:62:B8:3F:9F:1F:69:B9