From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 6 13:39:16 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E761E10656BE for ; Sun, 6 Jun 2010 13:39:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC1658FC2B for ; Sun, 6 Jun 2010 13:39:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id o56Da3xO067465; Sun, 6 Jun 2010 09:36:03 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id o56Da33X067464; Sun, 6 Jun 2010 09:36:03 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 09:36:03 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Giorgos Tsiapaliokas Message-ID: <20100606133603.GA67422@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd releases?!?!?!(confused) 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: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:39:17 -0000 On Sun, Jun 06, 2010 at 10:27:19AM +0000, Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote: > hello, > > i was using gentoo linux and i have install FBSD 8.0 in my second machine.. > > i have read the handbooks but i cannot understand which version of FBSD i > have. > i mean i know that i have 8.0 but i have the stable or the unstable > version??? FreeBSD uses the terms a little differently than Linux world. The most supported/stable/etc version for the public is 'RELEASE' That is generally what you want. STABLE is close to a RELEASE in that it is a snapshot of the most recent work, but not necessarily all prettied up with everything tested against it. It is the best (eg most stable) of the development tree Then there is CURRENT. IT is the 'bleeding edge' and not expected to be stable at all. It is essentially a snapshot of head. So, unless you are doing development of stuff to be committed to the tree or for some reason you need something that has been added to the tree, but not yet released, then use RELEASE. Otherwise take a chance with STABLE. STABLE is sort of a middle ground - not quite ready for release, but mostly reliably usable. The ports have generally not been proved against STABLE yet either, but have against RELEASE - though the ports move on at their own pace. ////jerry > and what is going on with the mirrors? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"