From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 17 00:37:52 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: 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 D62C716A41F for ; Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:37:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 984C343D53 for ; Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:37:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.222.227] (helo=[192.168.99.68]) by hobbiton.shire.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.51) id 1EcXmh-00072I-KJ; Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:37:51 -0700 In-Reply-To: <20051117001903.08B0043D55@mx1.FreeBSD.org> References: <20051117001903.08B0043D55@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <686CF7E8-B32A-49B7-9462-5E031BD0E7F2@shire.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:37:50 -0700 To: Steve Bertrand X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 67.161.222.227 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: chad@shire.net X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on hobbiton.shire.net); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Release engineering confusion 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: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:37:52 -0000 On Nov 16, 2005, at 5:18 PM, Steve Bertrand wrote: > >>> In production (at an ISP), what is the best to >> follow...RELENGX_X or >>> RELENG_X? I have 4.x, 5.x boxes in production, and this 6.x box is >>> being prepared for the same. >> >> See the Handbook: >> >> 20.2.2.2 Who Needs FreeBSD-STABLE? > > Thank you. However, that entire page out of the handbook pretty much > clarifies that a production environment should *not* track either > STABLE > or CURRENT. > > So I'm assuming I'm best off with RELENG_6_0 etc, etc? Does anyone > here > actually run STABLE or CURRENT in a production environment? I've > personally had the most luck with RELENG_4 which is still my main box, > but now my curiosity has got the best of me. I generally track -RELEASE but my production boxes are currently at 5.4-STABLE from a while ago since there was an issue I was trying to fix and was hoping someone had put a patch in to fix whatever my issue was :-) My issue has not shown up since and my boxes have been working fine. But in general I play it conservative and track -RELEASE Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad@shire.net