Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 18:00:31 +1200 (NZST) From: Andrew McNaughton <andrew@scoop.co.nz> To: "Tortise@Paradise" <tortise@paradise.net.nz> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Releases means? Message-ID: <20020714175501.P89663-100000@a2.scoop.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <1bc401c22af7$2286e630$0900a8c0@P1200n>
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On Sun, 14 Jul 2002, Tortise@Paradise wrote: > Hi > I've been trying to sort out which update to download. I seek a stable > version of FreeBSD. Am I correct that of the Current and Stable paths there > are releases for each? ie that there are "Current Releases" and "Stable > Releases"? I have downloaded releng_4_6 in the expectation it is the > Stable Release. Clarity would be appreciated. > With thanks in advance. > David Hingston There is a current branch, and a stable branch, but those are not 'releases'. They're both moving targets which vary rapidly. every so often the stable branch is used to construct a new release. releng_4_6 gives you the latest (at present) stable release plus the critical fixes only. Andrew McNaughton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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