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Date:      Sun, 16 Nov 2003 12:39:48 +0800
From:      "stormjumper" <stormjumper@myrealbox.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD: diff between RELEASE and STABLE
Message-ID:  <076d01c3ac04$0f8ecf90$6305a8c0@hockjim.homeip.net>
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thanks.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz>
To: "stormjumper" <stormjumper@myrealbox.com>
Cc: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 01:29
Subject: Re: FreeBSD: diff between RELEASE and STABLE


> stormjumper wrote:
>
> >hmm,
> >
> >thanks Johan
> >
> >somebody, anybody, correct me if i'm wrong pls.
> >
> >does this imply that RELEASE is more stable than STABLE?
> >
> >thanks
> >
> >
>
> More or less, yes.
>
> -STABLE is stable, but changes to the code
> are put in from time to time to make progress
> toward the *next* RELEASE.  In the event someone
> manages to accidentally mangle a line of code,
> it might not get noticed until you sync your source
> and buildworld, etc.
>
> Then you get some message "syntax error in foofile
> on line xxx" and 'stop in /usr/src' ... not too much fun.
> Even worse, it might build but not run correctly.
>
> FWIW, this has never happened to me, and I've
> been using -STABLE on production servers for
> over a year.
>
> -RELEASE code is -STABLE that is frozen, double
> and triple checked and allowed to 'simmer' for a
> few weeks to see if any such problems appear,
> basically.  The guys work pretty hard to make sure
> that it's gonna be acceptable to stamp "RELEASE"
> on it and not ruin the OS's image as a strong,
> stable, modern and powerful OS.
>
> HTH,
>
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